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Tuesday, 11 July 2023 10:55

Trade talks

Written by  Peter Burke
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford. Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford.

Federated Farmers president, Wayne Langford says it was good to hear from the politicians and to learn more about international trade and consumer trends from other keynote speakers at last week's NZ Primary Industries Summit.

The session on trade agreements saw senior officials from the embassies of China, the UK, Australia and the EU talk about the opportunities for trade with their respective countries, and was an eye opener to many.

This sssion was particularly timely given it's expected that NZ and the EU will sign off the long-awaited FTA in the coming days when Chris Hipkins and Damien O'Connor are in Europe.

Over the two days, many topics were canvassed, including the latest consumer trends and the need for NZ to meet the new demands.

Ovrall, a stimulating, interesting election year conference.

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