As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Stephen Jacobi from NZ International Business Forum discusses China’s updated FTA with NZ and how the UK wants to join the CPTPP.

The Brexit agreement and the start of the new year signal the moment has come to get serious with negotiations on two key issues: retention of the EU sheep meat and beef quotas determined by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the 1986-1994 Uruguay round and separately, free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and EU.

Although the two matters are clearly linked, Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva is adamant they must be dealt with separately, because the quota must be addressed sooner rather than later.  Equally, New Zealand does not want to be in a situation where, as part of the FTA negotiations, it is offered some minor compensation for what has already been removed unilaterally.

To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/topic/opinion/view/meaty-matters-time-for-fta-progress

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