Boom in live cattle exports to China

Demand for New Zealand dairy livestock in China appears to be booming, with more than 38,000 live animals leaving our shores for Chinese pastures last year.

And one of the major buyers in China is our own - the New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra.

One of the largest-ever shipments of live dairy cattle will head off on a three-week journey from Timaru to China in the next week, part of a growing trend of New Zealand cattle heading to Asia.