http://www.tvhe.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/logo-for-enfold-photoshop.png00Matt Nolanhttp://www.tvhe.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/logo-for-enfold-photoshop.pngMatt Nolan2009-11-24 10:00:182009-11-24 08:15:10Some good news for New Zealand
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steve says:
yes. while most of that growth is clearly in China or India (and this will continue, together they are more than a third of the world population), which means large export markets are becoming closer and closer to NZ relative to the expense of exporting to the US or EU.
Yes but it will take a long time before the income per capita of China and India reach the levels of the US and the EU, so the US and EU will still be big importers of our products and India and China less so.
Yes the US and EU will remain important, and yes Chinese and Indian per capita GDP is a long way below US and EU per capita income.
However, we have already seen our trade position switch sharply towards Asia – nearly 25% of our trade now goes to Asia ex Aussie!
Given the faster growth in total income in Asia (which is what matters given that we are looking at commodity demand) and given that it is cheaper to ship to Asia then to the US or EU this is a positive structural development for NZ.
Yes but it will take a long time before the income per capita of China and India reach the levels of the US and the EU, so the US and EU will still be big importers of our products and India and China less so.
It’s not like there’s a substitution going on. Our Anglo markets are growing and our Asian markets are growing faster.
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Miguel Sanchez says:
As you can see, I am failing to get to grips with this html stuff.
@Paul Walker
Well yes, but China’s appetite for food is immense and that’s what we do really well. Mind you I understand Chinese have a problem digesting milk – can’t we put our food technologists on to that?
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Miguel Sanchez says:
Food technologists are already on top of it – for example in Finland, which has a high rate of intolerance, they’ve developed a way to remove most lactose from milk. Anyway, lactose intolerance generally isn’t widespread before adolescence, and I gather that China’s push to drink more milk is largely aimed at children.
i would say that NZ is in a great position to provide a huge amount of exports to the growing Giant, you guys just need to understand how to capitalize on it. Lactose or not!
China is a sleeping giant, but it begins to stir. Not too long in the future it will import next to nothing while exporting nearly everything. I think we should be worried.
yes. while most of that growth is clearly in China or India (and this will continue, together they are more than a third of the world population), which means large export markets are becoming closer and closer to NZ relative to the expense of exporting to the US or EU.
@steve
Spot on comment Steve, spot on.
Yes but it will take a long time before the income per capita of China and India reach the levels of the US and the EU, so the US and EU will still be big importers of our products and India and China less so.
@Paul Walker
Yes the US and EU will remain important, and yes Chinese and Indian per capita GDP is a long way below US and EU per capita income.
However, we have already seen our trade position switch sharply towards Asia – nearly 25% of our trade now goes to Asia ex Aussie!
Given the faster growth in total income in Asia (which is what matters given that we are looking at commodity demand) and given that it is cheaper to ship to Asia then to the US or EU this is a positive structural development for NZ.
As you can see, I am failing to get to grips with this html stuff.
@Paul Walker
Well yes, but China’s appetite for food is immense and that’s what we do really well. Mind you I understand Chinese have a problem digesting milk – can’t we put our food technologists on to that?
Food technologists are already on top of it – for example in Finland, which has a high rate of intolerance, they’ve developed a way to remove most lactose from milk. Anyway, lactose intolerance generally isn’t widespread before adolescence, and I gather that China’s push to drink more milk is largely aimed at children.
@Miguel Sanchez
All this coding stuff sucks, not a fan 😉
i would say that NZ is in a great position to provide a huge amount of exports to the growing Giant, you guys just need to understand how to capitalize on it. Lactose or not!
China is a sleeping giant, but it begins to stir. Not too long in the future it will import next to nothing while exporting nearly everything. I think we should be worried.