‘Brexit’ a concern for New Zealand beef industry
10/10/2016
The delegation, which included James Parsons, chairman of the organisation, visited the UK, France, Ireland and Belgium. Among the issues on the agenda were how the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU), commonly known as ‘Brexit’, would affect New Zealand’s lamb and beef industry, and how negotiations for an EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are progressing.
“We’re of course keenly interested in Britain’s exit from the EU and how this will be negotiated and we’ll be getting a feel for the impact on market dynamics as we meet with agricultural industry counterparts in both the UK and continental Europe,” said Mr Parson.
“Beef + Lamb New Zealand is also strongly supportive of the negotiation of an FTA with the EU which we are hopeful could be launched early next year,” he added, describing the EU as “New Zealand’s most valuable red meat market”.
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