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Chinese moves on the New Zealand meat industry are again noteworthy, with NZ Binxi (Oamaru) Foods making a $25.3 million bid for a 100% takeover of Blue Sky Meats, Invercargill.

An invisible ‘tracer’ mixed with paint, plastics or ink and applied to wine bottle closures, corks or labels is the latest high-technology product developed to counter the growing trend of counterfeit wine.

Tasmania will send fresh milk to China from early next year.

A new research programme will look at the factors - attitudes, behaviours and lifestyles - that motivate Chinese consumers to buy foods that improve their health and wellness.

Chinese national holidays could have affected last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction, in which the overall price index was down 3%, say economists.

Fonterra is number-one in China in business and in reputation, claims Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings.

China, the broader Asian region and the Indian subcontinent hold untapped opportunities for the red meat sector, say Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

New Zealand Avocados chief executive Jen Scoular was in China last week looking at the potential market for avocados.

Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew has welcomed the opening of the Fonterra Ying Hub in Ying County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, China.

Food Safety and Associate Primary Industries Minister Jo Goodhew will travel to China for bi-lateral meetings and to open a new Fonterra dairy facility in the Shanxi Province.