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In this week’s update, the news continues to be positive for NZ’s exports while on the other side of the world, the UK counts the cost of domestic apple production and the impact of the Government’s new import charges, and the EU Commission proposes revisions in response to farmer protests. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update
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This week’s update features the latest developments in diplomatic and trade relationships and a promising start to NZ’s horticulture exports while Vietnam dominates in international news and Freshfel warns about the unintended consequences of the proposed compromise to the new EU Packaging law. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update.
This week’s update features New Zealand’s international trade activities, the horticulture’s sector’s challenges with pesticide regulations both domestically and internationally, while MPI is urged to increase its oversight of food importers. In international news, water conservation is the latest trend in eco-labelling, the EU moves forward with rules for sustainable packaging and fast-fashion e-commerce retailers monopolise air-cargo space. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update.
In this week’s update, there are reports of a bumper export crop for stonefruit, high expectations for the same in kiwifruit, optimism due to a surprisingly good crop in pipfruit but challenges in the avocado sector. In overseas news, Australia continues to forge ahead with investment and innovations in the horticulture sector, and farmer protests in Europe have resulted in a rethink in environmental targets. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update.
In this week’s update, while there is growing optimism of a good harvest, there continues to be stark reminders of the impact of extreme weather events both in NZ and internationally while strikes and terrorist attacks disrupt supply chains and overseas government policies affect the flow of trade. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update.
In this week’s update, there are a growing numbers of reports of the impact of the maritime disruptions caused by the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, on exports and costs to consumers. Closer to home, the Australian Government highlights the value of the Indian trade deal for exporters and the NZIBF sets out its view of trade priorities in a briefing paper for the incoming NZ Government. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update.
This is our last update for 2023. We’ll be back in January with our regular roundup of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, reports and upcoming events. We hope you found the newsletter informative – please feel free to email me with your feedback, suggestions, or any specific areas you think we can improve on next year.
Latest update is available for download hereIn this week’s update, as the new government settles in, Trade priorities are announced, NZ signs up to a new agreement at COP28 and the EU ratifies the NZ-EU FTA. On the international front, there is a resurgence of disruption to global shipping routes, the EU parliament adopts a plan to cut packaging but rejects a Commission proposal to cut the use of pesticides and a deadly Salmonella outbreak is linked to fresh produce. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update.
Latest update is available for download hereIn this week’s update, as a new season of exports get underway, there continues to be positive signals with new export opportunities for onions and the efforts of our kiwifruit sector to address quality issues being rewarded. On the international front, Australia continues to invest in new markets for avocados, and provides an interesting model of government and industry working together to reduce regulatory burden and cost, without jeopardising assurance and market requirements. You’ll find links to these as well as our regular items of regulatory notifications, consultations, national and international news, and upcoming events in the update..
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