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New Zealand exotic plantation forestry area resumed a downward path in CY2015 and was estimated at 1.72 million hectares in April 2015.

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) help expand foreign markets for U.S. producers and exporters by reducing trade barriers, fostering a more stable and transparent environment for trade and investment...

Dairy Farmers are now in the second year of below breakeven farmgate milk prices and have cut the national dairy cow herd number over the last eighteen months by five percent to 4.9 million head.

New Zealand deciduous fruit exports at 351,000 metric tons for MY2015/2016 are three percent greater than the previous forecast, because of an almost perfect growing season in the main growing region.

The United States is the world’s largest producer of beef but it also imports more beef than any other country.

Dairy commodity prices for New Zealand's major dairy exports have dropped 57% since February 2014.

After the big surge in MY2015 when New Zealand beef production topped 690,000 MT, the highest since 2004, beef production is forecast to reduce to 659,000MT in MY2016.

The New Zealand kiwifruit industry can celebrate a bumper year in 2015 with production up 30% at 475,000 metric tons (MT) and exports up 31% at 454,000MT.

This report outlines regulatory requirements for food and agricultural products exported to New Zealand.

New Zealand has strict biosecurity rules for plant and animal products. Nevertheless, New Zealand imports large volumes of food and beverage products from the world.

New Zealand's imports of consumer-oriented agricultural products have trended upward over the past several years and in 2014 it reached US$392 million in comparison to US$124 million in 2006.

The deciduous fruit sector in New Zealand is now celebrating its third successive year of profitable returns and is in expansion mode.