Tariff elimination on dairy into China is one issue New Zealand will be looking to progress in the Free Trade Agreement update with China, with negotiations starting in less than two weeks.

All options are still open on dairy trade and negotiators will be “ambitious”, says lead negotiator for the FTA with the European Union, Martin Harvey.

New Zealand exports of infant formula are expected to reach the billion dollar mark by 2021, the Ministry for Primary Industry says in its latest Situation and Outlook report.

Rotary milking machines are becoming more popular worldwide, says DeLaval executive vice-president milking systems Jonas Hallman.

The outcome of the British election is not likely to have any major impact on New Zealand’s negotiations for a free trade agreement, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi.

Zespri's results are positive for everybody -- Gold, Green or organic growers and Zespri shareholders -- but you should never become complacent, says chairman Peter McBride.

A rise in dairy, forestry and horticultural exports spearhead the way for a big rise in the value of primary exports through to 2021, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) latest Situation and Outlook report.

Fonterra is pumping another $20 million into its Te Rapa site to produce more export cream cheese and mini-dish butter to meet rising demand.

As the New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays gets underway this week the chief executive of the organisation running it says there is optimism in the dairy sector.

Meat company Affco has shipped 33,000 consumer packs of premium beef to China -- its first foray into the lucrative value-added market.