The ability to send blood products and serum to China is “absolutely” important, says Tim Ritchie, Meat Industry Association (MIA) chief executive.

Cattle prices in Australia have ended their three-year golden run, says Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

Fonterra is spending $150 million on two new cream cheese plants to meet growing demand in Asia.

Almost $600 million flowed into the meat industry from outside New Zealand in the last 18 months.

China is likely to remain the largest export market for New Zealand dairy products – but watch out for competition from Australia, a new report warns.

Green Valley's exports of fresh milk to China over five years have gone from “strength to strength to strength,” says general manager Corrie den Haring.

Russia's ban on imported agricultural products, including dairy products, is due to end in December 2017, boosting global dairy prices, says an industry report.

Farmers must start figuring how to reduce cow numbers without losing farm production or profit.

Ten meat plants have begun a six-month trial of sending chilled beef and sheep meat to China, says Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

Chinese dairy consumers are increasingly turning to higher value added or premium dairy products, says Sandy Chen, Rabobank’s senior dairy and beverages analyst for Asia.