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Beef and sheepmeat exports set new highs, driving $1.6b May total

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 30 Jun 2026, 7:39pm
Red meat. Photo / 123rf
Red meat. Photo / 123rf

New Zealand red meat exports reached a second consecutive monthly record in May, rising to $1.6 billion, according to the Meat Industry Association.

The May result was 44 percent higher than the same month last year and exceeded the previous monthly record of $1.4 billion set in April.

The Country's Hamish McKay explained further.

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