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Did you know that nearly 90% of total New Zealand wine sales occur offshore? That simple number means our wine businesses are the most export oriented of all the global wine industries. It also makes our sector especially sensitive to any changes in the trade rules that govern the access of our wines into international markets.

An eight million dollar, three year campaign to get wealthy Chinese to buy New Zealand beef and lamb is now underway.

The dairy industry will be a major beneficiary of a new free trade deal between NZ and the Gulf Co-operation Council whose members include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The Chinese Government has unveiled a major stimulus package to revive flagging economic growth, so will this help New Zealand food and fibre exports to the lucrative market?

The days of high quality, ambitious comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are over, says Trade Minister Todd McClay.

Agriculture and Overseas Trade Minister Todd McClay says his government is pulling out all the stops to get a trade deal with India.

Sir Lockwood Smith is full of praise for the efficiency of the sheep industry, saying they have done a great job over the years.

Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait has unveiled a recapitalisation plan - offering new shares worth nearly $218 million to its two largest shareholders.

Work together and used the diversity of the horticulture sector to your advantage.

The downturn in China continues to impact New Zealand’s red meat exports.