NZ beef exports down 6%

AUSTRALIA - New Zealand beef and veal exports declined 6% during 2006, to 375,254 tonnes swt (New Zealand Meat Board). Much of the decline for the year was in shipments to the US (down 7%) and Taiwan (down 21%), while exports also declined to Japan, Canada and Mexico, report the MLA.

24 January 2007

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Oceania

A decline in demand for manufacturing beef in the US, along with increased competition, contributed to NZ beef exports to the US declining 7%, to 187,686 tonnes swt – the lowest annual level for the past 10 years. Similarly, exports to Canada for the year dropped 17% on 2005 levels, to 24,652 tonnes swt, while exports to Mexico declined 42%, to 3,815 tonnes swt.

After an 11% increase in shipments during 2005, beef exports to Japan during 2006 eased 4%, to 37,049 tonnes swt. However, despite the slight decline in shipments for the year, exports to Japan in 2006 were still the second highest on record.

While shipments to Korea remained steady during 2006, at 43,715 tonnes swt, volumes to Taiwan fell 21%, to 22,816 tonnes swt.

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