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NZ’s sheep meat quota to the EU expanded

17/08/2005

Meat & Wool New Zealand chairman, Jeff Grant, and Meat Industry Association chairman Bill Falconer have welcomed the Government's confirmation that New Zealand's sheep meat quota to the EU will be expanded.

Minister for Trade Negotiations Jim Sutton announced that the EU will allocate a further 1,154 tonnes to the sheep meat quota to New Zealand. The quota expansion comes as a result of the EU's enlargement in May 2004 to include 10 new European countries.

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