Vangelis Vitalis, Deputy Secretary for trade at MFAT and chief negotiator for the CPTPP due to take effect early next year, gave a very thorough and enthralling presentation on the trade landscape to the Red Meat Sector Conference in Napier on Monday. Free trade and market access are a key area of interest to the New Zealand meat industry and the economy as a whole. (more…)
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Trade access landscape increasingly crowded
August 17, 2016At the same time as the TPP is struggling to get across the finish line before the next American President takes over early next year, there are several signs of access to the USA freeing up for some of New Zealand’s competitors.
The announcement of greatest significance concerns access for Brazilian beef after 17 years of negotiations which will be permitted to begin in September. (more…)
Past, present and future of the meat industry (Part 2)
June 7, 2016Present
Today’s industry has many of the same characteristics as the mid 1980s, but a number of things have changed, mostly for the better. (more…)
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