Dairy exports expanded by $1.3 billion dollars to $14.6b in the past season despite a 0.6% drop in production for the season.

Now is an important time to cement infant formula brands in China, says Pier Smulders, Alibaba’s business development director for New Zealand.

China's estimated 2020 shortfall in the supply of dairy products will be 17 million tonnes liquid milk equivalent, says Tim Knox, MPI director of market access, trade and policy.

Fonterra farmers are closely watching the co-op’s shaky investment in Chinese food company Beingmate, says Fonterra shareholders council chairman Duncan Coull.

Fonterra's forecast milk price of $6.75/kgMS is looking shaky, bank economists agree.

The new deer velvet season has opened strongly, with farmers reporting early enquiry from buyers at prices 10-15% above last season’s close.

China's president Xi Jinping being reaffirmed as that country’s leader for the next five years is positive for New Zealand trade, says Tim Knox, MPI director of market access, policy and trade branch.

Fonterra says its food service business is on track to earn $5 billion by 2023.

What happens inside the border in China is something this country needs to understand much better, says Tim Knox, MPI director for market access, policy and trade.

A trial shipment of frozen lamb to Iran, sent earlier this year, has led to another order on the Wellington exporter, Taylor Preston.