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Logistics delay Iran trade
5 July 2017
A failure to complete the appropriate logistical steps in time was one reason why Silver Fern Farms was not the first New Zealand meat exporter back into the Iranian market, chief executive Dean Hamilton says.
Niche markets cut supply pressure risk
27 June 2017
There will always be some element of supply risk to New Zealand sheep meat exports but there are some market opportunities that have the ability to lessen the exposure to supply pressure, AgriHQ analyst Rachel Agnew says.
Discount chains bad for NZ exports
13 June 2017
British shoppers’ increasing use of retail discounters could be negative for New Zealand meat exporters.
China demands sheepmeat
12 June 2017
Demand for sheepmeat from China so far this year has proven solid, with import volumes and values well up on the same period last season, AgriHQ reports.
UK vote no cause for exporter alarm
11 June 2017
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spectacular electoral misfire could ultimately be to the benefit of New Zealand exporters, according to a source close to the United Kingdom government.
Lamb markets overwhelmingly positive
25 May 2017
There simply is not enough lamb to go around on the global market and if customers want to have it, they must be prepared to pay.
Kiwis and Germans help British lamb trade
23 May 2017
The United Kingdom lamb trade has been buoyed by both the fall in New Zealand sheep meat imports and the growing demand for British lamb in Germany.
First meat shipment scheduled for Iran
16 May 2017
New Zealand will send its first shipment of meat to Iran since exports ceased in 1998 at the end of the month.
MP adds weight to sell British call
9 May 2017
A British MP has taken retailers to task over the lack of British lamb on supermarket shelves over the Easter period.
