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Total grain and feed (including oil-seed meal) consumption in New Zealand is currently estimated at around 5.8 to 5.9 million metric tons (MMT).

New Zealand imported a record number US$ 535 million of food and agricultural products from the United States in 2018, representing approximately 10 percent of total food imports.

This report lists the major export certificates and other documentation required by the Government of New Zealand for U.S. exporters of food and agricultural products.

New Zealand has strict biosecurity rules for plant and animal products but also imports large volumes of food and beverage products.

Apple production and exports continue to increase in New Zealand.

The milk supply from New Zealand’s dairy farms in 2020 is forecast to remain steady compared to 2019, at 21.86 million metric tons (MMT).

New Zealand is thought to have reached “peak cows”, and as a result beef production and exports are expected to remain relatively stable.

For 2018/2019, apple production is forecast at 561,000 metric tons, 3 percent less than 2017/2018.

Milk Production for New Zealand in 2015 is likely to be reduced by 2.2% from 2014 to consolidate down to 21.4 million metric tons.

In 2017, New Zealand imported more than $4.5 billion of food and agricultural products.

The log harvest for the year ending September 2018 totaled 35.8 million cubic meters of roundwood, 2.5 percent higher than the previous year and is significantly ahead of the previous government’s....

New Zealand’s 2018 beef production peaked at 670,000 metric tons (MT) carcass weight equivalent (CWE) while exports totaled 633,000 MT CWE.