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  • Sirma and Sam

    New Zealand red meat sector representatives travel to EU ahead of crunch trade talks

    21 June 2022    New Zealand red meat sector leaders head to Brussels this week as negotiations between the European Union and New Zealand for a Free Trade Agreement enter a critica...
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    New Zealand Red meat Sector Concerned at Reports of Weak EU Agricultural Offer

    31 May 2022    The red meat sector is concerned at reports of a poor quality draft agricultural access offer from the European Union (EU) to New Zealand as an end of June deadline ...
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    Red meat exports achieve record April but markets prove volatile

    30 May 2022    New Zealand red meat exports hit a record in April however ongoing volatility in China indicates head winds in the coming months, says the Meat Industry Association ...
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    New Zealand red meat exports top $3 billion in first quarter of 2022 but pressure on sector remains

    12 May 2022    New Zealand’s red meat exports exceeded $3 billion during the first quarter of 2022, despite a drop in volumes due to continuing global supply chain and pandemic cha...
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    New Zealand meat processors and exporters welcome immigration boost

    12 April 2022 The announcement by the Government that an additional 500 meat processing workers from overseas will be allowed into New Zealand will help ease the sector’s chronic l...
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    New Zealand red meat exports top $1 billion in February but pressure mounting on sector

    28 March 2022  Current strong export returns for New Zealand red meat face pressure in the coming months due to labour shortages and supply chain disruption, says the Meat Industry...
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  • A letter to NZ Farmers

    Open letter to NZ Farmers regarding He Waka Eke Noa

    A letter to New Zealand farmersNew Zealand meat processors and exporters are committed to He Waka Eke Noa - the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership and are working constructi...
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    New Zealand red meat export values grow - despite pressures on sector

    Media release 14 March 2022    New Zealand red meat export values grow - despite pressures on sector. New Zealand’s red meat sector is continuing to achieve strong export results i...
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    NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement significant boost for red meat sector

    The signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the UK represents a significant boost for New Zealand farmers and exporters with lamb and beef eventually allo...
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    New Zealand’s red meat processing and exporting sector announces new scholars for 2022

    The Meat Industry Association (MIA) has awarded new scholarships to seven young New Zealanders considering careers in the red meat processing and exporting sector.Every year, the M...
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    New Zealand red meat sector achieves record exports during 2021

    New Zealand’s red meat sector exports reached $10 billion in 2021 despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA).The exp...
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    New Zealand red meat exports increase by 27 per cent

    9 December 2021    The value of New Zealand’s red meat sector exports reached $693 million during October, a 27 per cent increase year-on-year, according to an analysis by the Meat...
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    Halal certified red meat exports jump

    24 November 2021    Halal-certified red meat exports increased 13 per cent during the 2020-2021 season with most product going to non-Muslim markets, according to an analysis by th...
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    New Zealand red meat exports soar by 28 per cent for third quarter Beef exports top 100,000 tonnes in third quarter for first time

    5 November 2021    New Zealand’s red meat exports rose 28 per cent to $2.2 billion for the third quarter compared to the previous year, according to an analysis by the Meat Industr...
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    Applications open for 2022 Meat Industry Association Scholarships

    4 November 2021    Students considering a future career in New Zealand’s red meat industry are encouraged to apply for a 2022 Meat Industry Association (MIA) Scholarship.Applicatio...
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    NZ UK trade Agreement boost for red meat sector

    21 October 2021    The Agreement in Principle (AIP) signed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom represents a significant boost for New Zealand’s red meat sector.Beef + Lamb N...
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    New Study Highlights Differences in New Zealand Beef

    New study highlights differences in New Zealand beefPasture-raised beef is the cornerstone of the New Zealand meat industry. But do we really understand the benefits we get from th...
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  • Sirma Karapeeva 0009

    Migrant visa decision great news for meat processing and exporting sector

    30th September 2021    The one-off residence pathway for migrants announced by the New Zealand Government is a significant boost for the meat processing and exporting sector. “The...
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    Soaring demand for beef drives 26 per cent increase in New Zealand red meat exports in August

    30 September 2021    New Zealand’s red meat exports increased by more than a quarter in August compared to the previous year, according to an analysis from the Meat Industry Associ...
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  • Sirma and Sam

    New Zealand red meat sector welcomes Chinese Taipei’s CPTPP membership application

    24 September 2021    New Zealand red meat sector welcomes Chinese Taipei’s CPTPP membership applicationThe Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) welcome Chines...
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  • Sirma and Sam

    New Zealand red meat sector welcomes China’s CPTPP membership application

    18 September 2021     The Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) welcome China’s formal application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Tran...
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    New Zealand red meat and co-products exports reach $870 million in July. Exports to Thailand jump 1425 per cent

    2 September 2021      New Zealand exported red meat and co-products worth $870m during July 2021 – a 29 per cent increase year-on-year, according to the latest analysis from the Me...
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    New Zealand’s red meat sector launches campaign to address worker shortage

    5 August 2021    New Zealand’s meat processing and exporting sector has launched a campaign to help address the industry’s chronic shortage of employees.The “Meat your career” webs...
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    Women share career success in the meat sector at trailblazing event

    As part of the official Red Meat Sector Conference programme, over 50 women working within the industry came together yesterday to discuss how to support more women to enter, and s...
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    New Zealand’s red meat sector launches drive to recruit halal butchers

    20 July 2021New Zealand’s red meat sector launches drive to recruit halal butchersNew Zealand’s red meat sector has launched a recruitment drive to attract halal butchers to the in...
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    New Zealand’s red meat sector welcomes immigration changes

    Immigration changes announced by the Government are welcome and will help ease some of the pressure on the red meat sector’s migrant workforce.“Without this visa extension, 100 of ...
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    New Zealand’s red meat exports hit $877 million in May

    7 July 2021    New Zealand exported red meat and co-products worth $877 million during May, according to the latest analysis from the Meat Industry Association (MIA).Overall, expor...
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    New calculator makes it easy for farmers to know their emissions numbers

    1 July 2021    A new free calculator to help sheep, beef and deer farmers calculate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sequestration is now available. Beef + Lamb New Zealand...
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    New Zealand red meat sector says UK-Australia FTA sets a benchmark for NZ negotiationsNew Blog Entry

    17 June 2021New Zealand red meat sector says UK-Australia FTA sets a benchmark for NZ negotiationsThe UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement represents a useful yardstick for negotiatio...
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    Red meat sector committed to improving safety: leader

    Investing to eliminate critical risks in the red meat processing sector will make it a safer environment to work in, Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva says....
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    Time for EU and UK to Step Up

    10 June 2021    The UK and the EU must come to the table with credible offers that match their ambitious talk of being leaders in global trade, says New Zealand’s red meat sector.O...
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    Red meat sector exports steady in April but strained by supply chain issues

    4 June 2021    New Zealand red meat exports remained steady in April with a total of $863 million worth of meat and co-products exported to global markets, according to the latest ...
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    Red meat sector exports exceed $1 billion in March 2021

    7 May 2021    New Zealand exported red meat and co-products worth just over $1 billion during March 2021, according to the latest analysis from the Meat Industry Association (MIA)....
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    New Zealand and Japan Going on 70

    27 April 2021    The Japan Times: ‘New Zealand and Japan Going on 70’ has been published today as planned, a day before the anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ne...
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    Red meat sector welcomes decarbonisation investment

    8 April 2021    The announcement of Government funding for decarbonisation will support the red meat sector’s ambition to be climate neutral by 2050, says the Meat Industry Associa...
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  • Making Meat Better

    Website launched to ensure Kiwis get the facts about red meat

      30 March 2021 New Zealand’s red meat sector is making it easier for Kiwis to find the facts about the production and consumption of beef and lamb. The www.makingme...
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    Red meat sector exports reach $738.3 million in January 2021

    5 March 2021    New Zealand exported red meat and co-products worth $738.3 million in January 2021, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA).Although this re...
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    Halal and climate change: New Zealand’s meat industry body consulting with national Commission

    New Zealand exported a historic high of NZ$9.2 billion (US$6.7 billion) worth of red meat products for the twelve months through September 2020, 43% (NZ$3.5 billion) of which was h...
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    Meat Industry Association awards 11 new scholarships for 2021

    23 February 2021    Eleven New Zealanders considering careers in the red meat processing and exporting sector have been awarded scholarships.Every year, the Meat Industry Associati...
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    Meat processing industry supports move away from coal, but concerned about livestock cuts

    9 February 2021    New Zealand’s largest manufacturing industry is generally supportive of the Climate Change Commission’s draft report and its focus on reducing the use of fossil ...
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    New Zealand red meat exports reached historic high levels during 2020

    4 February 2021    The New Zealand red meat sector exported $9.2 billion worth of products during 2020, an increase of one per cent on the previous year, according to an analysis b...
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    UK decision to apply for CPTPP membership welcome

    31 January 2021    The UK’s decision to apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a welcome move, but any new member must b...
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    The Country on NewstalkZB - discussing New Zealand's upgraded FTA with China

    27 January 2021    Follow this link to hear Sirma Karapeeva's interview on The Country - discussing New Zealand's upgraded FTA with China. 
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  • China FTA

    Upgrade to NZ-China FTA good news for red meat sector

    26 January 2021    New Zealand’s red meat sector says the upgrade of the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and China will help further streamline trade between the two count...
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    Challenge and Opportunities in 2021

    Follow the link to this “scene setter” which was published in the Farmers Weekly on 18 January 2021 in the Opinion section.
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  • Sarah Perriam

    Sarah's Country - Refreshed Meat Industry Strategy

    NZ’s red meat industry experts discuss the refreshed Beef + Lamb NZ strategy.Follow this link to see the full Sarah's Country Programme
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    Red meat sector launches new strategy

    3 December 2020    New Zealand’s red meat sector has launched a new strategy designed to identify and unlock market opportunities and improve the sector’s sustainability, productiv...
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    'Significant negative commercial impacts' on NZ's meat industry if proposed UK, EU trade offer goes ahead

    26 November 2020    The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the global economy hard, and trade will be critical to getting economies back onto a healthy trajectory.Trade has always been an e...
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    Ravensdown Ground Effects, December 2020 Issue - The halal effect by Sirma Karapeeva

    The December issue of the Ravensdown Ground Effects publication included an article written by Sirma Karpaeeva on The halal effect. Download a copy of the article here.
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    NZ scientists lead the charge to explore benefits of pasture-raised beef and lamb

    19 November 2020     New Zealanders will be invited to take part in a major research programme to assess the health and well-being benefits of eating pasture-raised beef ...
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    Why New Zealand Must Reject Protectionism

    16 November 2020    The Government’s newly-minted Cabinet is undoubtedly facing the pressure to hit the ground running.  The challenges of COVID-19, a volatile global economy and s...
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  • NZ free trade 1

    New Zealand red meat sector welcomes signing of major Asia-Pacific regional trade deal

    15 November 2020    Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) today welcomed the signature of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal...
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    Applications open for 2021 Meat Industry Association Scholarships

    10 November 2020    Students considering a future career in New Zealand’s red meat sector are encouraged to apply for a Meat Industry Association Scholarship.Six undergraduate scho...
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    New Zealand red meat exports to United States leap 50 per cent in third quarter

    4 November 2020    New Zealand’s red meat sector continued to demonstrate its agility in the third quarter with exports to the United States growing by 50 per cent over the three m...
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    Gender equality in the meat industry report - interview with Sarah's Country

    23 October 2020    Sirma Karapeeva was interviewed by Sarah Periam on Sarah's country - follow these links to the interview: Video:  https://youtu.be/zZhpEpGbNpgPodcast: https://bi...
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  • Meat business women

    Gender representation in the meat industry launch

    28 October 2020    Meat Business Women - the global professional networking movement for progressive women working across the meat industry - launched its report, Gender Representa...
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  • Laura Ryan Meat Business Women

    New Zealand commits to more women in meat industry as inaugural global gender figures released

    28 October 2020     New Zealand is committed to getting more women into the meat sector with new research showing women account for only 36 per cent of the industry’s global workfo...
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    Lift in New Zealand sheepmeat exports to Europe and UK shows importance of preserving WTO tariff rate quotas

    6 October 2020      Lift in New Zealand sheepmeat exports to Europe and UK shows importance of preserving WTO tariff rate quotas. New Zealand sheepmeat exports rose 12 per cent by ...
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    Meat Industry Association hosts scholars for Wellington event

     10 September 2020    Eleven students interested in a career in the red meat industry have recently spent a day in Wellington learning about the sector.Every year, the Meat Industr...
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    Significant leap in red meat exports to Australia, United States, the United Kingdom and Korea

    3 September 2020    Significant leap in red meat exports to Australia, United States, the United Kingdom and KoreaAustralia, the US, the UK and Korea were the bright lights for New...
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    Why it's critical for NZ to reject protectionism

    23 August 2020    New Zealand relies on stable and predictable market access to support the livelihoods of thousands of Kiwis so it’s critical in these uncertain times that we reje...
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    Red meat exports record seven per cent increase year on year

    6 August 2020    New Zealand’s red meat sector exported $9.4 billion of sheepmeat, beef and co-products for the year ending June 2020, according to the latest analysis by the Meat ...
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    Meat processing and exporting sector welcomes Government’s primary sector recruitment drive

    27 July 2020    New Zealand’s meat processing and exporting industry today welcomed the Government’s campaign Opportunity grows here to encourage more people to work in the primary...
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    New Zealand red meat exports worth $884 million in May 2020

    7 July 2020    New Zealand’s red meat sector exported $884 million of sheepmeat, beef and co-products in May 2020, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA).T...
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    Launch of trade negotiations between the UK and NZ welcomed by the red meat sector

    17 June 2020The red meat sector welcomes today’s announcement of the launch of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the United Kingdom and New Zealand.  “The UK is an i...
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    New research highlights value of New Zealand’s red meat sector as industry launches General Election manifesto

    The New Zealand red meat sector’s significant contribution to the country’s national and regional economies has been highlighted in new research.  The independent study commission...
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    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).

    11 June 2020    This comes ahead of the 8th round of EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations which are currently underway.B+LNZ and MIA support Trade Minister David Parker’s ...
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    Red meat exports holding despite COVID-19 disruption

    2 June 2020    New Zealand exported $859 million of lamb, mutton, beef and co-products in the month of April. While the overall value of exports was broadly similar compared to Apr...
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    NZ’S Trade Leadership vital, say Major Food Exporters

    13 May 2020   In a letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Ministers, eleven trade organisations representing the largest part of New Zealand’s food export effort have outl...
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    Red meat exports top $1 billion in March 2020, a first for monthly exports

    Total exports reached $1.1 billion in March 2020, an increase of 12 per cent on March 2019.While overall exports to China for the month of March were down by nine per cent compared...
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    COVID-19 Update - Moving to Alert Level 3, processing capacity, feed budgeting, Moving Day

    24 April 2020This week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that New Zealand will be moving to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 on Tuesday 28 April, with the Alert Level being reviewed a...
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    Joint Media Release: New analysis on meat processing capacity released

    14 April 2020   Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service and the Meat Industry Association have released an assessment of processing capacity across the country and the potential...
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  • Climate change

    Meat Industry Association calls for fair treatment in renewable energy targets

    14 April 2020    Sirma Karapeeva, Chief Executive of the MIA, said the vast cost of converting coal-fired boilers to alternative heating by the proposed deadline of 2030 would plac...
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    New Zealand red meat exports reach $921 million in February

    1 April 2020    New Zealand exported sheepmeat and beef worth $921 million in February with the value largely unchanged from a year earlier despite COVID-19, according to the lates...
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    MIA advertises for new Manager/Senior Manager: Trade Policy, Advocacy and Strategy

    MANAGER/SENIOR MANAGER: TRADE POLICY, ADVOCACY AND STRATEGYPermanent / Full Time Challenging and intellectually stimulating role Plenty of engagement with a diverse range of stakeh...
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    Agricultural organisations unite to call for IPCC to consider GWP*/GWP-we for greenhouse gas emissions

    5 March 2020     Climate change is one of the world’s most urgent challenges and farmers are amongst the first to see its impact on food production as they deal with the increased ...
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    A career in the red meat sector can take you almost anywhere

    4 February 2020    Josh, 22, studied for his Bachelor of Agriculture at Lincoln with the help of a Meat Industry Association scholarship. Now as an intern with Silver Fern Farms, h...
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    UK exit from Europe this week removes some uncertainty

    28 January 2020    The UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January is a political exit, with the UK’s existing trade relationship with the EU remaining in place until the transition period...
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    New Chief Executive appointed at Meat Industry Association

    15 January 2020    The Meat Industry Association (MIA) has appointed Sirma Karapeeva as the organisation’s new chief executive.Ms Karapeeva, who is currently MIA’s Trade and Econom...
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  • Hands

    Meat processors welcome stronger industry voice in workforce training

    19 December 2019The meat processing industry, one of the biggest trainers in New Zealand and the country’s largest manufacturing sector, is to become part of the Manufacturing, Eng...
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    New Zealand’s food and beverage exporters urge WTO to fix Appellate Body

    13 December 2019  Organisations representing New Zealand meat, dairy, horticulture, wine, and seafood exporters[1] are deeply concerned that attempts to reach a consensus on the Ap...
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    United States is New Zealand’s second most valuable market for red meat

    5 December 2019  The value of sheepmeat exports to the US was up 12% for the year ending September 2019 or nearly $3 per/kg more than in 2017/18. The volume of sheepmeat exports to...
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    New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef launched

    13 November 2019   The New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef is part of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB). It was launched at an event in Christchurch today, ...
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    Meat processing sector trials ‘wearable’ technology to reduce injuries

    11 November 2019 The Suit-X Exoskeleton is a spring-loaded, non-mechanical device worn by workers to provide strength and support for mechanical and repetitive tasks. The suits red...
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    RCEP reaches important milestone

    5 November 2019B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor said the announcement constitutes an important milestone in the negotiations. “RCEP represents a significant portion of the world’s ...
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  • Cows in pasture

    World-first plan for farmers to reduce emissions

    24 October 2019    Today farming leaders and the Government announced a plan to join forces to develop practical and cost-effective ways to measure and price emissions at the farm ...
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  • Climate change

    Primary sector welcomes government’s agricultural emissions decision

    24 October 2019     New Zealand farmers are already world leaders in the highly efficient production of low-emissions food - and we want to ensure they stay world leading without u...
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    Agricultural emissions agreement represents the right approach

    24 October 2019 Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) have welcomed the Government’s decision to support a farm-level approach to reduce agricultu...
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    Applications open for 2020 Meat Industry Scholarships

    15 October 2019    Applications are now open for the awards, run by the Meat Industry Association (MIA). Six undergraduate scholarships providing $5,000 a year for each year of stu...
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    B+LNZ and MIA welcome appointment of new Special Agricultural Trade Envoy

    7 October 2019    Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Chairman Andrew Morrison says the role of SATE is crucial not only to the sector, but for New Zealand agriculture as a whole.  “T...
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    Japan number one market for New Zealand chilled beef

    3 October 2019    In the eight months up until the end of August 2019, NZ beef exports to Japan have increased 22% and 15% by value. In August alone, New Zealand dispatched 679 ton...
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    Meat Industry Association welcomes Government sector agreement announcement

    17 September 2019    “Labour shortages have been an ongoing issue for the meat processing sector, which affect our ability to run our plants to the desired capacity and fully proce...
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    Government freshwater proposals a blunt instrument

    11 September 2019    “We know that freshwater is at the centre of many New Zealanders’ way of life and that collectively we need to continue to improve,” says MIA chief executive T...
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    IPCC Report highlights role efficient NZ farming systems can play in helping address climate change

    9 August 2019   The IPCC Report on Climate Change and Land shows New Zealand’s efficient sheep and beef farming system can help address climate change.Far from calling for a reduct...
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    Meat Industry Association concerned about vocational education reforms

    6 August 2019    The Meat Industry Association (MIA), whose members employ approximately 25,000 people across New Zealand, is concerned at the decision to replace the current indus...
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    Value of annual red meat exports up by 8%

    29 July 2019   Exports of sheep, beef and co-products increased by 8% to $8.8 billion for the year to June 2019, according to the latest analysis from the Meat Industry Association...
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    New research casts doubt on Government’s methane targets as Meat Industry Association lodges Zero Carbon Bill submission

    22 July 2019   The Meat Industry Association (MIA) is calling for significant changes to the Zero Carbon Bill with a new analysis using the Government’s preferred modelling indicat...
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    MIA Submission on Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill

    15 July 2019   MIA submitted on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill. Follow the READ MORE link to download the submission, and research commissioned by MIA as ...
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    Meat Industry Association welcomes Primary Sector Climate Change Commitment

    16 July 2019    The Meat Industry Association (MIA) today welcomed the Primary Sector Climate Change Commitment. John Loughlin, MIA chairman, says uniting the entire primary sector...
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    Record single month for beef exports to China

    27 June 2019 More than 21,500 tonnes of beef worth $155.7 million was dispatched to China in May as beef exports to the country continue to grow strongly.The value of sheepmeat exp...
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  • Climate change

    Meat processors and exporters alarmed by proposed government climate change target

    8 May 2019    New Zealand’s meat processors and exporters are alarmed at the government’s proposed methane emissions reduction target.Tim Ritchie, chief executive of the Meat Indus...
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    Let's Celebrate #NationalLambDay

    Put Friday 24 May 2019 in your diaries - it's #NationalLambDayOn 24 May 1882, the Dunedin arrived into London - after a 98 day voyage - to deliver the first shipment of New Zealand...
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    Cutting back WTO Tariff Rate Quotas post-Brexit is Unjustified

    24 April 2019    Joint statement – NZ Food and Beverage ExportersMeat Industry Association (MIA), Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ...
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    New Zealand meat processors to launch charitable trust to support those affected by Christchurch attacks

    29 March 2019    New Zealand’s four main meat processors and the Meat Industry Association are to launch a charitable trust to benefit those affected by the mosque attacks in Chris...
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    Importance of the rules based trading framework for New Zealand

    23 January 2019    As we participate in the annual forum of global trade and business leaders in Davos Switzerland, organisations representing New Zealand food and beverage exporte...
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    Agreement on post-Brexit regulatory continuity reassuring for exporters

    22 January 2019    The Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) welcome Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that a Veterinary Agreement between ...
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  • Red meat sector welcomes news CPTPP will enter into force this year

    31 October 2018   The red meat sector welcomes Minister David Parker and Damien O’Connor’s announcement this morning that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Paci...
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  • Red meat sector welcomes CPTPP ratification

    The red meat sector welcomes the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).     New Zealand is now the fourth country to com...
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  • New Zealand red meat sector strongly opposes European Union and United Kingdom’s WTO quota proposal

    26 July 2018   Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association strongly oppose the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom’s (UK) proposal to ‘split’ the EU’s World Trade...
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  • Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand

    30 May 2018    The New Zealand Government has announced that it will seek to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.Mycoplasma bovis does not infect humans and presents no f...
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  • Sheep and Beef sector welcomes agreement to start of NZ-EU FTA negotiations

    23 May 2018   Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) welcome the start of the New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations fo...
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    B+LNZ and MIA appoint Brexit representative in London

    17 April 2018   Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association have appointed Jeff Grant to support the red meat sector’s response to Brexit.Mr Grant, who will...
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  • MPI press statement regarding Mycoplasma bovis cull

    26 March 2018   The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has determined that all cattle on properties infected with the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis will be culled, and will be...
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  • Sheep and beef sector welcomes signing of CPTPP

    9 March 2018 Minister for Trade and Export Growth Hon David Parker signed the CPTPP in Chile today, alongside representatives of the 10 other member countries Australia, Brunei, Ca...
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  • Government and industry unite on Mycoplasma bovis

    5 March 2018    Minister of Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O’Connor today welcomed a joint Government and industry commitment to funding the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak response....
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  • Sheep and beef sector welcomes the conclusion of the CPTPP

    24 January 2018 Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) welcome the conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific ...
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  • Red Meat sector welcomes TPP deal and its significant boost to regional growth

    11 November 2017  Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) welcome the announcement a deal has been struck to move ahead with the Trans-Pacific Par...
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  • B+LNZ and MIA concerned by UK media reports of a EU-UK deal on WTO quotas

    5 October 2017 Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the New Zealand Meat Industry Association are concerned by reports that the EU and UK have reached a “deal” to split the EU’s WTO tariff ...
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    The Farming Leaders' Pledge

    22 August 2017  The Farming Leaders’ Pledge has been signed today by a group of New Zealand pastoral farming leaders, that represent over 80% per cent of that country’s farmed land...
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  • Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Meat Industry Association Welcome Mandate for TPP11

    17 August 2017 Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Meat Industry Association Welcome Mandate for TPP11 Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) are right beh...
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  • Sheep and Beef Sector Welcomes Launch of FTA Negotiations with the Pacific Alliance Trade Block

    3 July 2017  Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA) welcome Minister McClay’s announcement that New Zealand will start free trade agreement negotia...
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  • New Zealand Completes Ratification of TPP

    11 May 2017  Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association welcome the completion ofNew Zealand’s domestic steps to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)...
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  • The importance of maintaining current market access into the EU and the UK

    30 March 2017 – Overnight the United Kingdom (UK) triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, beginning the process of exiting the European Union (EU).“Under WTO rules, the quantity...
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  • Meat Exporters Facing Foreign Exchange Headwinds

    21 July 2016 –Meat Industry Association Chief Executive Tim Ritchie says uncertainty in the EU as a result of Brexit is one of the causes of a higher exchange rate, which will sign...
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  • New Meat Industry Association Chair

    3 March 2016 –The New Zealand Meat Industry Association (MIA) has announced that its chairman, Bill Falconer, is to retire in April after more than 15 years in the position.The MIA...
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  • Red Meat Sector Welcomes Signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

    4 February 2017 – The signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement today in Auckland is a significant steptowards reducing the amount of tariff and non-tariff barriers ...
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  • TB Differential Levy

    2 August 2016  –New Zealand’s meat processors have for some years collected a single uniform biosecurity levy on beef and dairy cattle at meat processors to pay for the costs of TB...
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  • Trade is the Life Blood of the NZ Sheep and Beef Sector

    26 January 2017  While disappointed by the US decision to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the New Zealand sheep and beef sector remains strongly suppor...
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  • Sheep and Beef Industry Welcomes Progress Towards Bilateral FTA with the European Union

    9 March 2017  Beef + Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association welcome the successful completion of joint scoping discussions towards an EU – NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA)...
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  • Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Meat Industry Association Welcome the Government's Agenda 2030

    24 March 2017  Exports are the lifeblood of the sheep and beef sector with 92% of New Zealand’s sheepmeat production and 80% percent of beef production exported and so it’s great t...
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