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![Key pulls out of China export meet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Key pulls out of China export meet
John Key has pulled out of a Beijing meet-and-greet session for NZ dairy companies and their local business partners after a dinner invite from the Chinese President.
![Asian enthusiasm for natural health boosts NZ industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Asian enthusiasm for natural health boosts NZ industry
Asian consumers increasingly viewing health supplements as "an investment rather than an expense" are driving growth in New Zealand's natural products industry.
![Manufacturing expands for 18th month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Manufacturing expands for 18th month
New Zealand manufacturing activity expanded for an 18th straight month in February with signs a buoyant economy is creating jobs.
![Fonterra botulism charges laid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fonterra botulism charges laid
Fonterra says it has accepted charges laid against it by the Ministry for Primary Industries over events that led to last year's recall of whey protein concentrate.
![Hong Kong trade boss hunts for Kiwi producers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hong Kong trade boss hunts for Kiwi producers
China's shifting emphasis on consumption could be a golden opportunity for New Zealand companies, says a visiting trade delegation.
![Milk firm has hosted string of Nats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Milk firm has hosted string of Nats
A string of National Party high-flyers have been entertained by the milk exporter at the centre of a conflict of interest row involving Justice Minister Judith Collins
![End of the white goldrush?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
End of the white goldrush?
Six dead babies - that's what it took to create a whole new market segment for New Zealand's dairy industry.
![Collins told Oravida its milk was 'nice'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Collins told Oravida its milk was 'nice'
Justice Minister Judith Collins said she told milk product company Oravida that it could not use her photograph or name to endorse its products prior to visiting it in China.
![Cheese the toast of record commodity prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cheese the toast of record commodity prices
New Zealand commodity prices rose to a record in February, as cheese prices surged to a six-year high.
![Terms of trade at new 40-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Terms of trade at new 40-year high
New Zealand's terms of trade rose to a 40-year high for the second straight quarter in the final three months of 2013 as import prices fell.
![Trade balance back in black](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Trade balance back in black
Surging dairy exports to China have pushed the annual trade balance into surplus for the first time in nearly two years.
![No more cheap Chinese imports, says trade boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
No more cheap Chinese imports, says trade boss
There's no room for shoddy and cheap Chinese exports anymore, says a visiting Chinese trade boss.
![Baby-milk exporters on edge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Baby-milk exporters on edge
Infant formula exporters are on edge before an audit of local manufacturing facilities by Chinese officials next month.
![Commodity export boom forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Commodity export boom forecast
Strong demand for New Zealand's main commodity exports has prompted the Ministry for Primary Industry to revise up its revenue forecast by $4.9 billion to $36.5 billion.
![Primary exports surge tipped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Primary exports surge tipped
Forecasts for exports of dairy products, meat and forestry have been raised by the Ministry for Primary Industries citing growing demand and limited supplies.
![World dairy prices fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
World dairy prices fall
Dairy product prices recorded their biggest drop since early November in the latest global auction, with the volume sold falling to an eight-month low.
![Bernard Hickey: Spread trading risk by sharing export love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bernard Hickey: Spread trading risk by sharing export love
Imagine you own a business. Would you be happy selling 46 per cent of your top product to just one buyer? That is how New Zealand sells its milk powder to China.
![Westpac raises NZ growth forecasts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Westpac raises NZ growth forecasts
Westpac has revised up its NZ growth forecast for 2014 to 4.2% and expects the Kiwi dollar to remain high against the US and Aussie dollars.
![Aussie patriotism alarming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Aussie patriotism alarming
Australian supermarkets are dropping New Zealand-made products even if an alternative cannot be sourced locally, producers say, as concerns increase about whether the patriotic shut-out on foreign goods could expand to more product lines.