The Finance Minister's celebrating record export numbers, despite a turbulent environment

Exports have exceeded 100-billion-dollars for the first time in history, a record 60-billion contributed by food and fibre.

Nicola Willis calls it a big achievement, highlighting exporters continued making strides in even the toughest of markets.

She points out two-way trade with the US continues to be huge, totalling more than 30.3 billion dollars.