Takeover bid?
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
Zespri's December forecast shows steady per-hectare returns for all categories as fruit volumes rise strongly.
The recent slowdown in Chinese demand for live dairy heifers has many NZ exporters and traders questioning if the boom period is over.
Chinese scientists have signed a deal to set up a commercial animal cloning centre in the northern port city of Tianjin.
Several years ago New Zealand had a 20% market share of infant formula in China and now that has dropped to under 10%, says Keith Woodford, agri-food systems, Lincoln University.
Fonterra will focus on 'tier three' and 'four' cities in its bid to double sales in China in the next five years to $10 billion per annum, chief executive says.
New Zealand manufacturer of nutritional and wellness products, NIG Nutritionals (NIGN), is seeking capital to help it meet strong demand from China and wider Asian markets.
A one litre cream product sold to kitchens, restaurants and bakeries all through Asia and China is a real growth market, says Fonterra's operations manager Canpac, Russell Muir.
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
OPINION: It seems every bugger in this country can get an award these days.