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New Zealand has strict biosecurity rules for plant and animal products but also imports large volumes of food and beverage products. This report outlines regulatory requirements for food and agricultural products exported to New Zealand.

After the big surge in MY2015 when New Zealand beef production topped 690,000 MT, the highest since 2004, beef production is forecast to reduce to 659,000MT in MY2016.

The New Zealand kiwifruit industry can celebrate a bumper year in 2015 with production up 30% at 475,000 metric tons (MT) and exports up 31% at 454,000MT.