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B+LNZ staff working around the globe for best trade deals

30 Jun 2022

B+LNZ staff are continuing their work in the US, UK, and EU to achieve the best possible trade outcomes for farmers.

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Local and global meat and livestock sector discussions inform the UN Food Systems Summit

21 Sep 2021

In the lead up to the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), the New Zealand meat industry engaged with the New Zealand Government and New Zealand agriculture groups to ensure the complexity of our livestock systems was accounted for in global discussions around food systems.

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An update from B+LNZ and the MIA: Livestock processing capacity changes

15 Apr 2021

We want to give you an update on how the global supply chain issues caused by COVID-19 are impacting the red meat sector.

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Brexit update for farmers

17 Dec 2020

The United Kingdom (UK) will formally depart the European Union (EU) customs union and Single Market on 31 December of this year.

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B+LNZ’s Global Trade Update recap

24 Sep 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) hosted a Global Trade Update with guest speaker Vangelis Vitalis, one of New Zealand’s top trade negotiators giving farmers insights into the global trade policy situation from a red meat perspective.

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EU’s Free Trade Agreement offer not credible and delivers an unlevel playing field for New Zealand trade

10 Jun 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) are deeply disappointed with the quality of the recently leaked agricultural access offer from the European Union (EU).

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Cairns Group Farm Leaders reaffirm the importance of The Open, Fair and Rules-Based Trade of Agricultural Goods to Food Security during the COVID-19 Pandemic

5 Jun 2020

Cairns Group Farm leaders strongly support the joint statement issued on the 31 March by the heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) which calls on governments to minimise the impact of COVID-19 related border restrictions on trade in food.

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Team effort to keeping NZ’s red meat exports moving during lockdown

20 May 2020

Ensuring this country’s red meat exports have the necessary documentation to allow access into overseas markets is a complicated task on a good day.

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Impacts of COVID-19 on New Zealand’s red meat sector trade

14 May 2020

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) provide an update on how COVID-19 is affecting New Zealand’s red meat sector and international trade.

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New Zealand’s Trade Leadership vital, say major food exporters

13 May 2020

Maintaining critical trading relationships and opening and strengthening markets must remain top of mind issues as New Zealand confronts the COVID-19 crisis, major food exporters have advised the Government.

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International Beef Alliance Support statement on WTO Joint Statement: 'Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with open and predictable trade in agricultural and food products'

12 May 2020

The International Beef Alliance (IBA) salutes all farmers, ranchers, and workers along the food chain that keep working to provide food security in this crucial period.

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UK exit from Europe this week removes some uncertainty

28 Jan 2020

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union this week (31 January) and the beginning of negotiations with the EU during a transition period removes some of the uncertainty around Brexit and the impact on New Zealand, according to the Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).

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