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This week’s update covers the impact of new trade agreements, the leadership transition at Zespri and New Zealand consumer’s view of food safety. The avocado sector features widely in international news with Australia’s optimism on negotiation access to China, Colombia launching a national avocado brand to represent the sustainability of its production and Tesco trialling lasering avocados to reduce plastic waste. 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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In this week’s update, there are changes to the leadership in horticulture organisations, NZGAP celebrates a 25-year milestone and trade negotiations get underway for an NZ-UAE FTA. In international news, the EU rules on packaging and packaging waste are one step closer to being implemented and an EUIPO ruling clarifies the scope of protection on descriptive names of apples. 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, the government reports on its success in building trade relationships in South East Asia through recent visits while MPI focuses on food safety with a new newsletter and import requirements for frozen berries. In overseas news, Australia consults on trade reforms, and two reports from the US highlight the concern over pesticides in food and consumer trust in organic labels. 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, 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
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.
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