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A resolution has been agreed which should see authorities clearing New Zealand meat exports to China from next week, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

'Mixed messages' about meat blocked at the Chinese border adds to the suspicion there's more to the issue than the Government is letting on, says Labour Primary Industries spokesman Damien O'Connor.

Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) is holding more meetings in Te Kuiti and Gisborne next week.

A SHEEP breed which promises to add-value to both meat and wool was launched at last month’s South Island Agricultural Field Days.

Confirmation of Japan joining the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations is an important next step in expanding the reach of those negotiations, says to Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the Meat Industry Association (MIA.

Farmer feedback points to a big turnout of farmers tomorrow for the Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) meeting in Christchurch, says Blair Gallagher, the local organising chairman.

New Zealand's red meat industry risks oblivion in the coming decades unless it adopts its recently proposed $65 million development programme, says ANZ.

Rabobank has welcomed the red meat sector collaboration between industry and government to enhance the long-term profitability of New Zealand's beef and lamb industries.

The Red Meat sector will get $32 million in PGP funding for a collaborative programme to push for the adoption of best practice by sheep and beef farmers.

Meat and dairy products dominated the rise in total manufacturing sales for the September 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.