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Tuesday, 21 September 2021 11:55

Leaving on a jet plane - again!

Damien O'Connor is planning to head back to Europe again shortly to breathe oxygen into the free trade agreements that New Zealand is negotiating separately with the UK and the EU.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 27 July 2021 10:55

Unlikely to get all our way with FTAs

A hint from recent trade talks suggests that New Zealand may not get everything it wants in its free trade negotiations with the European Union and Britain.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 21 October 2020 10:09

Meat quota rates remain vital

A jump in the value and volume of New Zealand’s sheepmeat exports to Europe and the UK shows why preserving WTO tariff-rate quotas is so important, claims the Meat Industry Association (MIA).

Published in Agribusiness
Wednesday, 14 October 2020 06:25

UK/EU trade scrap worries exporters

Britain's decision to break its deal with the EU over Brexit is creating uncertainty for NZ dairy exporters, according to Malcolm Bailey — chair of the Dairy Companies Association of NZ (DCANZ).

Published in General News
Tuesday, 06 October 2020 05:25

Clock ticking on EU meat deal

Trade experts are warning that time is running out to secure the future of New Zealand red meat exports to the European Union.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 08 September 2020 09:55

A potential bogey for NZ/EU trade deal

The fallout from a golf match out in the west of Ireland could have negative repercussions on the outcome of New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 04 August 2020 09:02

Cheesed off by cheap imports

NZ cheesemakers are banking on anti-dumping legislation to bolster their battle against cheaper imported cheeses.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 28 July 2020 11:55

Be careful, Potatoes NZ!

Moves by the NZ potato industry to have anti-dumping tariffs imposed on European imports could play into the hands of the EU, warns a long-time trade negotiator.

Published in General News
Thursday, 02 July 2020 10:04

Parker dropped the EU FTA ball – Nats

Don’t blame the European Union for its “unacceptable” offer to NZ agriculture in current FTA negotiations, blame David Parker, says National's trade spokesman.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 17 June 2020 10:07

Reality bites — Editorial

OPINION: Hopes for any quick outcome of free trade talks with the European Union have hit the wall following a “paltry” market access offer for our agriculture sector.

Published in Opinion
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