
Dairy and meat push terms of trade up 2.1pc
Dairy and meat exports were the main contributors to a 3.8 per cent rise in exported goods prices in the June 2010 quarter.
Dairy and meat exports were the main contributors to a 3.8 per cent rise in exported goods prices in the June 2010 quarter.
McDonald's has come out in support of a new law freeing up the rules around staff work breaks.
New Zealand's farm and forestry exports are bouncing back in the wake of the global recession, agricultural economists say.
NZX-listed meat processor Affco is the target of a full takeover bid by its largest shareholder, Talley's Group.
Farmers' economic confidence improved in the first months of 2010, boosted by sheep and beef prices.