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OPINION: Despite the volatility created by the shoot-from-the-hip trade tariff 'stratefy' being deployed by the new state tenants in the White House, farm commodity prices are holding their own.

OPINION: The irony of President Trump’s tariff obsession is that the worst damage may be done to his own people.

Since Donald Trump’s import tariff announcement, the world has been on a wild economic ride.

OPINION: The world is bracing for a trade war between the two biggest economies.

A global trade war beckons, which is bad news for a small open economy like New Zealand, warns Mark Smith ASB senior economist.

Fonterra says the US continues to be an important market for New Zealand dairy and the co-op.

Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand's trade interests are best served in a world where trade flows freely.

OPINION: President Donald Trump's bizarre hard line approach to the world of what was once 'rules-based trade' has got New Zealand government officials, politicians and exporters on tenterhooks.

New Zealand is so far escaping the unpredictable vagaries of President Donald Trump's trade policies by the skin of its teeth.

The red meat sector is poised for a strong rebound this season, with export receipts forecast to top $10 billion and farm profitability to almost double.