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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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Update on Brexit

18 Dec 2019

Following the UK elections on 12 December, here is an update on Brexit, what the next steps are likely to be and their implications for you.

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RCEP reaches important milestone

5 Nov 2019

Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) welcome the announcement that 15 of the 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members have agreed the text of the agreement and essentially all their market access issues.

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Brexit update – Brexit deadline extended to 31 January 2020

29 Oct 2019

While the most recent Brexit deadline was Thursday 31 October, the European Union have made a draft decision to extend the deadline until 31 January 2020 and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has formally accepted.

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B+LNZ, MIA and NZMB update on Brexit

11 Oct 2019

It continues to be a highly uncertain time in the United Kingdom (UK) with the 31 October Brexit date less than three weeks away. There are still a range of scenarios which may play out in the next couple of days and weeks, including another extension to the exit deadline, or that the UK leaves the EU without a deal in place.

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