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Butter prices last week burst through the US$6000/tonne mark for the first time in GDT Event history, hitting US$6004/t for the tenth time this year.

Chinese dairy consumers are increasingly turning to higher value added or premium dairy products, says Sandy Chen, Rabobank’s senior dairy and beverages analyst for Asia.

There is significant potential for New Zealand to export more fruit and vegetables, says a visiting US fruit and vegetable expert.

Never take your eye off the food safety ‘ball’, and maintain and build on the New Zealand image, a Shanghai dairy analyst advises.

New Zealand farmer confidence and spending intentions jumped to record levels in the second quarter of this year, buoyed by improved commodity prices.

Confidence in the New Zealand agricultural sector has lifted dramatically over the past quarter.

Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins says the overnight dairy auction delivered good and bad news.

The back-to-fat story was reinforced at the latest GDT event with butter up 3.3% to a fresh auction record high of US$5631/t, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

The first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) of the new season has delivered a mixed bag of results.

Recently there has been considerable media coverage of the news that New Zealand wine has become the number three imported wine into the US, with only France and Italy ahead of us.