Exports

Fonterra capital return, dividend will rescue some from ‘pretty serious situation’.

Farmers Weekly podcast looks at how farmgate returns will fare in a chilly global market.

Special agricultural trade envoy Mel Poulton reflects on lessons learnt during her tenure.

Monthly trade balance shows $8.8m surplus for June.

As Brazil and Australia ship millions of tonnes of beef across the world, the ripple effects are being felt at the farmgate in NZ.

Exports slowdown just part of a cycle, summit told.

Consumer demand for new food and drink products ‘phenomenal’.

When the panellists were asked what they saw in China, Hurrell pointed to the rate of change in the country.

Things have turned sour in the past six weeks, with market troubles that aren’t confined to red meat.

Deal brings three times the immediate tariff relief UK FTA delivered on day one.

The terms of the deal were agreed in June last year after four years of formal negotiations.

What exporters gain through FTAs they risk losing to pointless, and very expensive, bureaucracy.

Bill aims to entrench easier passage for product into market.

‘Broken-down piece of crap’ ship has $150,000 of his honey on board.

Ethical grass-fed butter named Sofi Product of the Year.

‘New phase’ in partnerships with China companies.

Meat industry flags creeping protectionism in costly non-tariff measures.

More feel need to put effort into building relationships with bloc.

UK, EU account for more than half NZ’s chilled sheepmeat exports.

Markets still matter to NZ in case ‘the world changes’, MIA says.

Plea comes as select committee declines to take up pork producers’ cause in Parliament.

O’Connor beats drum for WTO as overarching authority.

Returns are barely covering costs in many cases, ANZ says.

With 60% of exports China-bound, sector more exposed than most.

Food and fibre global sales accounted for almost 82% of all NZ trade.

This was always the year Australia’s herd rebuilding efforts were going to be felt on the global lamb and beef market – and are they ever.

NZ laws are ill-equipped for protecting Māori taonga and mātauranga.

Dairy analysts’ rethink narrows gap in forecasts.

Demand for manufacturing beef quieter than anticipated.

April trumps this time last year with 2% nudge higher.

Australian company’s NZM deal is ripe with synergies.

Some operators reporting on-time arrivals across the board for first time in three years.

No profit this year for over half NZ’s Green growers.

But NZ participation in trade facing headwind.

Global cargo, freight routes stabilise, however, no return to pre-pandemic prices or schedules.

A developed country market with an FTA whose favourable new tariffs are kicking in.