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Stubbornly high farm input costs, a slow Chinese recovery and a flood of Australian lamb onto the global market are the main factors contributing to the tough times being faced by NZ's sheep farmers.

A message to dairy farmers - be patient with China and things will come right.

China's slower than expected recovery from Covid-19 and an oversupply of Australian sheep meat is causing problems for NZ sheep farmers.

New Zealand's largest red meat export market has hit the wall, with China taking much less of our sheepmeat and beef.

OPINION: Is the Chinese dairy slump coming to an end? Yes, according to one of the China’s biggest dairy companies, Yili Industrial Group.

Latest data out of China isn't making good reading for New Zealand dairy farmers.

Alliance says China is key to any stability in the lamb market.

Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor recently addressed the NZ-China Business Summit in Auckland. He spoke about the importance of the Chinese market to NZ exporters but also the need to diversify our export footprint. Here's part of his speech:

The absence of Chinese demand from the global market is keeping dairy prices subdued.

Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait has received a boost with Chinese authorities giving the company the green light to manufacture and export infant formula for the next four years.