Latest from Global Trade

Fertiliser prices for dairy farmers are expected to increase by about 43%.

The Trade Minister is upbeat as new trade contacts are strengthened at Auckland talks.

All New Zealand exports to the US are expected to face a new 12.5% tariff.

Almost 2.7 billion people worldwide cannot afford a healthy diet.

OPINION: Cabinet must decide by 2027 how to replace the Navy’s two ageing frigates.

Retail sales rose 1% in June but fixed-asset investment fell 5.7% in the first half.

Meanwhile, Trump’s 2025 income hit billions, driven mainly by cryptocurrency ventures.

A new “strategic partnership” between New Zealand and India has been announced during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind 24-hour visit to New Zealand.

NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Saturday, July 11, 2026. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in New Zealand for diplomatic and business meetings. Video / NZ Herald

Morning Headlines | NZ raises concerns over China missile, India trade deal boosts confidence and wild southern weather begins to ease | Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Nearly two-thirds of NZ firms report high optimism about operating in China.

International Chamber of Shipping's Tom Bartosak-Harlow reveals when New Zealand could see the effects of the strait's reopening. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

Dairy prices fall 2.8% at GDT, with losses across all products except lactose.

Trade Minister Todd McClay: "Changing nature of US trade policy making it very hard for NZ businesses to plan." Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

Craigs Investment Partners' Andrew Ede discusses how global interest rates continue to shape NZ's rates outlook. Video | Herald NOW Business

Morning Headlines | Expected trade investigation into lamb imports and Christchurch City Council plans to give an extra $15m to restore the cathedral. | Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Former trade commissioner to Singapore Ziena Jalil says the Singapore trade deal has been in the works for a long time. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

New York Times: The competitor that outsold BYD in the first two months of this year.

A once-in-a-generation trade deal, but for who? Peter Chrisp, NZTE chief executive, discusses which sectors will benefit and when. Video / Herald NOW Business

Lorna Riley says this year's Bookabach Bach of the Year winner is a luxury lakehouse in Queenstown, while Singapore has won Best Airport. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

National meat and wool chair Richard Dawkins reacts to the India/NZ free trade agreement. Video | Ryan Bridge TODAY

A historical free trade agreement was signed overnight between India and New Zealand. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Sunday April 26, 2026. Lebanon continues to take a beating despite ceasefire calls. Trading in your house could be the new way to downsize.

Herald NOW Business host Garth Bray talks trading with our biggest partners, with Fran O’Sullivan, Stu Davison and Raymon Yeung.

Ravensdown is securing supply by sourcing fertiliser outside the Middle East.

Daily Panama Canal traffic rose from 34 ships in January to 37 in March.

NZX's Cristina Alvarado says global supply and US butter are pressuring fats.

More than 12 tonnes of cocaine were intercepted in the Pacific in early 2026.

The GDT index dropped 3.4% to US$4228 ($7378) a tonne.