A Chinese e-commerce giant has bought a A$20 million stake in a new unit trust launched by Australia’s largest dairy company.

Prime Minister John Key has officially opened Zespri’s new sales and marketing hub in Singapore, which has been set up to manage the kiwifruit industry’s growth.

NZWSI’s general manager, John Dawson says that a continuing upward trend at today’s South Island wool sale saw prices increase.

The lower dollar will put extra money in wool growers’ pockets but volatility in demand from China can be expected, say wool market experts.

A Massey University scientist says it’s important any debate on GE is conducted on the knowledge that now exists about the contentious subject.

An economist who heads the ‘think tank’ New Zealand Initiative says despite dairy price problems the country’s economy is doing remarkably well.

Meat exporters are being urged to maintain a diversified portfolio of overseas trading partners.

Horticulture NZ chairman Julian Raine believes horticulture can, as predicted, overtake dairying as NZ’s main export industry.

The weak NZ dollar is providing an unexpected windfall for the country’s sheep and beef farmers.

Every meal we eat costs the planet 10kgs of soil, 800 litres of fresh water and 1.3 litres of diesel fuel, says science writer Julian Cribb.