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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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New Zealand Sheep and Beef sector barriers to international trade

17 Sep 2019

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) have been working together over the last few months to provide an overview of the barriers the sector currently faces in our key markets and also highlighting benefits for the sector from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

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B+LNZ preparing for all scenarios as Brexit uncertainty continues

17 Jan 2019

As you may have seen on the news, UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Draft Withdrawal Agreement was voted down by a significant 230 votes (432 against – 202 for), and Theresa May’s government survived a no confidence vote 325 votes to 306.

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Brexit update

25 Jul 2018

We want to update you on an important development relating to the Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom and its potential impact on the sheep and beef sector.

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Both lamb and beef exports expected to break $3 billion for the first time and forecast farm profits rise

5 Apr 2018

Both beef and lamb exports are expected to break the $3 billion mark for the first time as high lamb, mutton and beef prices bump up this season’s forecast profit for sheep and beef farmers, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Mid-Season Update.

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CPTPP moves one step closer

25 Jan 2018

Negotiations for The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP, formerly known as the TPP) were successfully concluded in Tokyo this week.

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Why CPTPP is good for New Zealand

22 Nov 2017

There’s been a lot of discussion around the deal struck at APEC last weekend. The TPP trade deal, now known as the CPTPP was certainly on a knife edge at times.

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Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Meat Industry Association Welcome Mandate for TPP11

23 Aug 2017

Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association are right behind the Government’s continued efforts to bring the Trans-Pacific Partnership 11 into effect.

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Beef and Sheep sector outline key priorities in their 2017 Manifesto: “Blueprint for partnership with the New Zealand Government”

15 Jun 2017

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) are presenting the sector’s priorities to all political parties ahead of this year’s General Election.

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Sheep and Beef sector welcomes the recent agreement to move forward with the TPP agreement

25 May 2017

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) welcome the recent statement by the Trade Ministers of the eleven Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries in Hanoi to work towards bringing the trade agreement into force expeditiously.

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