Published: Apr 14, 2016

Food prices rose 0.5 percent in March 2016, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was influenced by rises across a range of vegetables, including record high prices for cauliflower. After adjusting for seasonal effects, food prices rose 0.8 percent.

Published: Apr 12, 2016

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has introduced regulations to make it more difficult to import seed after the invasive weed velvetleaf was discovered in fodder beet imports. It is now growing on farms throughout the country.

Published: Apr 07, 2016

Milk prices rallied, a little, at the GlobalDairyTrade auction, but did little to change the downbeat mood in the dairy market.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Zespri International and Tauranga Kiwifruit Logistics (TKL) will work with the Port of Tauranga under a new 10-year freight agreement to develop additional infrastructure to handle the increase in kiwifruit exports.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Fonterra has posted strong overall results for the six months ended 31 January 2016 despite a global oversupply of milk driving prices down.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Fonterra flagged faith in a revival in dairy prices “later this year”, even as it acknowledged the “unprecedented pressure” on farmers from the weak prices, which is to prompt an acceleration in dividend payouts.

Published: Mar 21, 2016

Kiwiberries (or kiwibaby) are a grape-like fruit in terms of size, but with a look similar to that of kiwis. Their smooth, edible skin makes kiwiberries a very nice exotic fruit. Very few countries are currently growing it and Chile is actually one of the

Published: Mar 21, 2016

New markets are opening up for established New Zealand feijoa company Zeijoa, with a number of commercial growers now sharing the ownership.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Nominations are now open for the fifth annual PMA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award, which recognises outstanding achievement in the marketing of fresh fruit, flowers and vegetables in Australia and New Zealand.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

New Zealand-based dairy company Fonterra has launched infant nutrition brand Anmun, in the home country.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Globally, foodservice is growing at 6% annually and expansions such as this one at Eltham help us to capitalise on that growth.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Globally, foodservice is growing at 6% annually and expansions such as this one at Eltham help us to capitalise on that growth.

Published: Mar 15, 2016

The onion importing season has burst loose at Van der Lans International again. The first New Zealand onions arrived at sorting and packing station Jonika in Oostdijk yesterday.

Published: Mar 14, 2016

Cheap summer fruit and vegetables have contributed to New Zealand food prices falling for the sixth time in seven months. The food price index fell 0.6 percent in February, turning around a 2 percent increase in January, Statistics New Zealand said.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Following an outbreak of the Mediterranean fruit fly in Adelaide, New Zealand is tightening biosecurity measures for passengers arriving from Australia.

Published: Mar 07, 2016

In a reserved decision released today, Prepared Produce Limited was fined $196,406.25 for six offences and ordered to pay $57,000 in reparation to three victims.

Published: Mar 01, 2016

The onion market is currently very quiet after the good exports registered up until January. "It is quite a recurring phenomenon in February.

Published: Feb 29, 2016

New Zealand posted its first monthly trade surplus in seven months in January. The merchandise trade surplus amounted to $8.1 million, compared with expectations for a $245.5 million deficit in a Reuters poll of economists, it was partly aided by higher s

Published: Feb 25, 2016

Zespri International, which holds a monopoly over most kiwifruit exports, raised its forecast tray prices for the 2016 year as the season nears its conclusion, and expects to see earnings pick up in 2017.

Published: Feb 18, 2016

Dairy prices took another tumble at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, as New Zealand milk production looks to fall less sharply than previously thought.