The signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the UK represents a significant boost for New Zealand farmers and exporters with lamb and beef eventually allowed quota and tariff-free access into the UK for the first time in decades. Under the FTA, New Zealand’s beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK […]
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New Zealand red meat sector achieves record exports during 2021
New Zealand’s red meat sector exports reached $10 billion in 2021 despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA). The exports represented a nine per cent increase on 2020. The value of red meat and co-products exported in December 2021 was also up 22 per cent year […]
Red Meat Report shows sector confidence and resilience
The latest Red Meat Report shows red meat exports have held up strongly in the face of significant disruptions. Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association have released their May 2021 Red Meat Report. In the report both B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor and Sirma Karapeeva, the MIA’s chief executive, reflect on […]