Plummeting oil prices haven’t translated into much cheaper fertiliser yet and it’s unlikely they will any time soon, says Ravensdown.

Dairy prices have bottomed out and are on a tentative and slow recovery path. That’s the consensus of four agri economists spoken to by Dairy News after last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction saw a 1% lift overall and notably a 3.8% lift in whole milk powder.

Fonterra is a step closer to buying a cornerstone stake in leading Chinese infant food manufacturer, Beingmate.

European dairy co-op Arla Foods is integrating its markets in China and South East Asia.

The North Island sale saw prices lift on the back of a weaker New Zealand dollar and steady off-shore interest, NZ Wool Services International Ltd's marketing executive, Paul Steel, reports.

Agri-specialist lender Rabobank says that investing in premium wine can be a complicated and disjointed process.

New Zealand Winegrowers has launched a Mandarin-language website to support ongoing marketing activities in China.

Independent meat company Affco’s chief executive Hamish Simpson has become the latest high profile departure from the industry.

Milk prices may have stabilised and will rebound next season, beef prices will hold and horticulture, particularly kiwifruit, could be the star performer this year.

 New Zealand agritech exports earned their producers $1.2 billion in 2013. $1 billion had long been the annual export target of the sector.