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China authorities will “seal and destroy” any NZ-sourced dairy products containing DCD as investigations intensify in China

Chinese authorities have launched an investigation in three Chinese cities spelling out they will “seal and destroy” any dairy products which  contain residues of dicyandiamide (DCD). The investigation comes as China’s quality watchdog issues a “Please Explain” to its NZ counterparts requesting a “detailed risk assessment report” on NZ dairy products after  the “potentially harmful” chemical residue was found in them. …

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Dairy product prices rise 2 percent in first GDT auction of 2013

The price of dairy products rose 2 percent in the first GlobalDairyTrade auction of 2013, recovering losses through the tail-end of last year. spyware for iphone 4 The average winning trade-weighted price increased to US$3,357 per metric tonne from US$3,311/tonne at the Dec. 19 sale. The gains were led by a 4.7 percent boost in skim milk prices to US$3,572 …

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NZ pastoral farm profits subdued

The 2012/13 season is expected to be more subdued for pastoral farm businesses as product prices come off recent highs, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. MPI has released the 2012 pastoral farm analyses as part of its annual Farm Monitoring Report series. The reports provide models and overviews of the financial performance of typical dairy, sheep and beef, and …

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