NZ trade to China appears unaffected by covid outbreak

NZ trade to China appears unaffected by covid outbreak
No interruptions are expected to NZ exports to China. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Howard
There are no signs that New Zealand trade to China has been affected by the latest outbreak of covid-19, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. The ministry has reissued advice to cold chain food production businesses, packhouses and cold stores about measures applied in China on food imports from all countries as a result of covid-19, which could include temporary export suspensions.Steve Ainsworth, MPI director market access, told BusinessDesk none of the advice was new. “We keep in close contact with primary sector exporte...

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