BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices up 1.1pc overnightDairy product prices rose in the latest overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction.03 Mar 06:00 PM
AgribusinessRelief as US wharf strike endsResolution of industrial action at ports along the West Coast of the United States has come as a relief to New Zealand meat producers who have been shut off from a lucrative market.02 Mar 04:30 PM
CompaniesOz co-op confirms milk price forecastMurray Goulburn, Australia's biggest dairy co-operative, has confirmed a full-year forecast farmgate price of A$6 per kg of milk solids.02 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDRetailDiligent expects 19% rise in salesDiligent Board Member Services expects sales growth of up to 19 per cent in 2015 as it attracts customers to its BoardBooks service, and plans to launch a new product this year.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessAlarm over UK farm output dropAn alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessTerms of trade fall 1.9%New Zealand's export dollar does not stretch as far as it did, after the terms of trade fell 1.9 per cent in the last three months of 2014.02 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessPlain packs - heat on GovtThe Government is being lobbied to bring the tobacco plain-packaging bill back to Parliament for a final vote.01 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessCo-ops need growth cashGrowing global market opportunities and the need to strengthen supply chains are creating a thirst for capital among agricultural co-operatives around the world, rural lending specialist Rabobank said.01 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandStronger ties a priority for US envoyThe new US Ambassador to New Zealand, Mark Gilbert, is keen on our wine, Brendon McCullum’s batting and the benefits of Trans Pacific Partnership.01 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAnthony Healy: Shared Oz-NZ goals need refreshNew Zealand and Australia are currently co-hosting the Cricket World Cup so perhaps this is an opportune time to ask a rather difficult question of our neighbours across the Tasman. Are we really working as a team?26 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra 'on track' to hit payoutFonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.26 Feb 04:00 PM
EconomySmall trade surplus last monthNew Zealand eked out a merchandise trade surplus of $56 million last month, its first since last June, but on an annual basis the deficit widened to $1.4 billion from $1.2 billion for calendar....26 Feb 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsDecision shifts port expansion step closerPorts of Auckland will start work in April on the first step to reclaim more of the Waitemata Harbour.26 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAalt Dijkhuizen: The future of NZ Dairy - more with lessCan the NZ and The Netherlands develop farming systems that will satisfy growing demand while being more environmentally sustainable?26 Feb 12:30 AM
CompaniesGold fever fades as $4b erased from fundsJudging by the barometer of hedge-fund interest, there's less to get excited about in gold these days.25 Feb 07:00 PM
RetailHigh dollar doesn't equal bargainThe New Zealand dollar is trading near a record high against the Australian currency but that doesn't necessarily mean bargains for shoppers, a consumer expert says.25 Feb 04:00 PM
CompaniesMeat prices drop on drought cullDrought in much of the country is helping to drive dairy prices higher, but farmgate prices for beef and sheepmeat are weakening.25 Feb 03:30 AM
BusinessBeer supply falls despite craft brewery boostA big fall in the amount of beer available has lead to a 2 per cent fall in the size of New Zealand's alcohol supply last year.24 Feb 10:55 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Economic issues deserve PMs attentionIraq will inevitably dominate Friday's talks between John Key and Tony Abbott - but it should not obscure progress on the vital transtasman economic agenda.24 Feb 09:30 PM
OpinionSimon Terry: TPP backers have questions to answerExportNZ's Dialogue article in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks failed to come to grips with the issues that matter.23 Feb 08:30 PM
AgribusinessForecast brighter for FonterraFonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.23 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFalling kiwi helps offset log price declineThe falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.23 Feb 04:00 PM
