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China still a good option

MPI Director General Ray Smith believes a growing Chinese middle class will boost demand for New Zealand products.

The ongoing rise of the Chinese middle class will drag up demand for New Zealand products there in the future.

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Export returns mask profitability

Onions New Zealand chief executive James Kuperus.

Onion export returns may look good for NZ, but the actual earnings for growers is far from great.

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Chefs help Fonterra carve out $3b global business

Fonterra's director global foodservice Paul Harvey says the Anchor Food Professionals team delivers solutions in the kitchens of customers.

Despite Covid impacting restaurants, Fonterra's food service business has reached a milestone to become a $3 billion annual revenue business.

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Countries race to join CPTPP

Stephen Jacobi says the motivation of the three countries to join the CPTPP is a mixture of geopolitical and economic issues.

Chinese Taipei is the latest of three countries seeking to join the CPTPP – the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership.

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NZ welcomes China's bid to join Asia/Pacific trade deal

Stephen Jacobi says China's move signals it's open for further trade reform.

There's been generally positive reaction to China's announcement that it will seek membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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UK warned to honour FTA commitments

Malcolm Bailey (inset) wants UK to honour its commitments in the NZ-UK free trade agreement.

Plans for the United Kingdom to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have come with a warning from New Zealand dairy companies.

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NZ welcomes UK but must 'walk the talk'

DCANZ chair Malcolm Bailey welcomes the intent of the UK to join the CPTPP, but wants the New Zealand Government to send a strong message to the UK about how it must honour its commitment to global trade.

The UK has been warned that it must prove its trade credentials if it wants to be a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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NZ to host virtual APEC

Agriculture and Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor will be heavily involved with the APEC conference.

New Zealand will be in the virtual spotlight for the next 12 months as it hosts the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) conference.

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RCEP trade deal - no big gains for dairy

Dairy processors say direct market access gains from RCEP will be "modest".

While the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement last week is being hailed as a positive move, the reality is that its benefit to the dairy sector is limited.

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