NZ beef exports to Taiwan rise to a record, propelling it to third largest market

NZ beef exports to Taiwan rise to a record, propelling it to third largest market
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison Feb. 10 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand beef exports to Taiwan rose to a record in 2015, propelling it to the country’s third-largest beef market behind the US and China. In 2015, New Zealand’s beef exports to Taiwan jumped 36 percent to $188.6 million, while the volume increased 20 percent to 23,442 tonnes, according to Statistics New Zealand data compiled by the Meat Industry Association. That pushed it above Japan in value and ahead of Japan and Korea in volume to become the country’s third-largest beef market. Taiwan...