Silver Fern Farms, the country's biggest meat processor, says its is forming a 50/50 joint partnership with Chinese investors.

Trade Minister Tim Groser says he remains 90 per cent certain that TPP talks will be successfully completed later this year.

Prices are expected to rise at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction but doubts remain as to how much further improvement is in store.

Fonterra is cutting back the amount of product it sells on its GlobalDairyTrade auction platform for the next 12 months.

Low world dairy prices aren't stopping the NZ industry - production was up 13pc last month from July last year.

Whole milk powder prices, which are the key to determining Fonterra's farmgate milk price, rose by 12.1 per cent to an average US$2078 a tonne.

Study says $11.84 billion of New Zealand GDP is at risk from a host of man-made and natural threats during the next decade.

Fonterra's move to cut the amount it sells on its global dairy auction appears to have worked.

New Zealand is prepared to fight for "the principles of trade" in its beef battle with Indonesia, says our ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation.

The country's trade deficit was smaller than expected in July as exports of fruit and meat drove overseas sales higher.

Australian steel products group Bluescope is to review its steelmaking operations in Australia and New Zealand, saying it needs "game-changing" savings in operating costs.

Trade Minister Tim Groser says Southeast Asia is New Zealand's "number one insurance policy".

Asian markets are developing a sweet tooth, creating export opportunities for Wellington chocolate maker Whittaker's.

Investment bank says there is a 25 to 30 per cent risk of New Zealand's economy going into recession in the next 12 months.

Seeka Kiwifruit Industries's profit gains reflected record kiwifruit volumes, the company said.

The true extent of swamp kauri being sent overseas has been revealed - with exports jumping by more than 2500 per cent in five years.

Wholemilk powder prices rallied by 19.1 per cent at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Our senior business leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about the slowing economy, the Government's strategy and our reliance on China and dairy exports.

Fonterra lacks people who understand the impact of new and disruptive technologies, writes Keith Woodford.

The US beef cow herd is expected to grow by more than three million head in the next three to five years.

The protest group set up to halt wharf extensions is upset at being excluded from a study into the wider impact of the ports on the city.

New Zealand's listed companies are expected to present solid results to the market in the coming months but analysts are predicting cautious outlooks.

Genesis Energy announced its last two coal-burning electricity generators at Huntly Power Station will be shut down.

DairyNZ says New Zealand milk production is expected to fall by 2 or 3 per cent this season as farmers focus on improving the efficiency of their farming systems.

Whole milk powder prices have dropped to their lowest level since 2008, putting more downward pressure on Fonterra's farmgate milk price forecast and reinforcing the market view that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates twice this year to partly compe

Whole milk powder prices - key to determining Fonterra's farmgate mik price, dropped by 10.3 per cent overnight.

The retreat in export commodity prices turned into a rout last month. ANZ's commodity price index fell 11.2 per cent, its steepest monthly decline, to a six-year low.

In as little as seven days, you could have 19 litres of award-winning homebrew beer - a successful invention which has allowed homebrew kit company WilliamsWarn to eye up the global market.

The ANZ Commodity Price Index for July fell 11.2 per cent to the lowest level since October 2009.