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![Profit soars at Fonterra](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Profit soars at Fonterra
Fonterra enjoyed strong earnings in the first half and has raised its payout forecast to farmers for the current year.
![Fonterra profits surge 33pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fonterra profits surge 33pc
Profits have soared 33 per cent at our largest exporter Fonterra, but the dairy giant warns its performance is unlikely to be repeated in the second half of the year.
![Fran O'Sullivan: Zespri in bind following Chinese verdict](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fran O'Sullivan: Zespri in bind following Chinese verdict
Zespri chairman-designate Peter McBride will be relieved the Chinese court decision on the "cargo smuggling" case is finally out.
![Drought and rebuild tipped to reverse surprise trade gain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drought and rebuild tipped to reverse surprise trade gain
An unexpected trade surplus last month shrank the annual deficit to its smallest since last September, but economists expect the drought to widen it again.
![China wine market soars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
China wine market soars
China is becoming an increasingly important market for New Zealand wine and a group of local firms is hoping to boost sales further by making an appearance the Chengdu Wine Fair.
![World dairy prices surge 14.8pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World dairy prices surge 14.8pc
Prices of dairy products surged to the highest in two years in Fonterra's latest Global Dairy Trade auction as drought curtails production in the North Island.
![Small business: John Walley - Manufacturing crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: John Walley - Manufacturing crisis
John Walley, Chief Executive, New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association. An opinion piece on manufacturing in New Zealand.
![NZ commodity prices up for seventh month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ commodity prices up for seventh month
Commodity prices rose in February but the strength of the local currency meant they were flat in kiwi dollar terms.
![Terms of trade drop to 2010 levels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terms of trade drop to 2010 levels
Exports fell in the last three months of 2012 in real terms and the impact has been compounded by a decline in what we can buy, by way of imports, for a given quantity of exports.
![Moa Beer enters Canadian market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Moa Beer enters Canadian market
Boutique beer maker Moa is hoping to cash in on a growing craft beer market in Canada.
![Dairy clear of DCD from November - Ministry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy clear of DCD from November - Ministry
Testing for a toxic agricultural substance in New Zealand dairy products has found no traces of it after mid-November last year.
![World dairy prices up 3.1pc overnight (+graphic)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World dairy prices up 3.1pc overnight (+graphic)
In the fifth straight gain, prices in the latest world dairy auction rose 3.1 per cent overnight, takings prices to their highest level in five months.
![Rakon shares plunge 24pc on guidance cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rakon shares plunge 24pc on guidance cut
Rakon's share price dropped by nearly 24pc to an all-time low today after the high-tech components maker cut its earnings guidance for the second time since December.
![Big Mac index - NZ dollar about right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big Mac index - NZ dollar about right
The Economist's Big Mac Index finds New Zealand's stubbornly high dollar is marginally undervalued against the greenback.
![Swift backlash over dairy DCD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Swift backlash over dairy DCD
A New Zealand exporter selling infant formula in China says the latest agricultural chemical issue is a public relations disaster and sales have fallen "to zero".