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Last month's Red Meat Sector Conference was very much orientated to looking to the future - especially in the new pandemic environment.

Meat Industry Association (MIA) boss Sirma Karapeeva says she struggles to see how much more automation can be introduced into the meat industry to resolve the present labour shortages.

The New Zealand red meat sector continues to perform strongly with overall exports reaching $937 million in June, up 16% year-on-year, according to the latest analysis from the Meat Industry Association (MIA).

New Zealand's red meat sector has launched a recruitment drive to attract halal butchers to the industry.

NZ's meat processing industry could grind to a halt in the next six months unless the Government acts to allow Muslim slaughtermen to come into the country.

New Zealand's meat sector will be hoping to benefit from a yet-to-be-signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that its Australian counterparts are about to enter into with the UK.

The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), agreed to by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week, represents a useful yardstick for New Zealand negotiations, say leaders in the red meat sector.

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.

Major New Zealand meat and dairy exporters say they are taking cybersecurity seriously.

Many of the country’s meat coolstores are either packed to capacity or nearing full capacity due to the shortage of containers.