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Nick Beeby: Meat Industry Association CEO on the record red meat exports for June
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The red meat sector's celebrating its best June on record for exports.
The Meat Industry Association's found $1.37 billion worth of red meat was exported over the month – twice that of June last year.
Sheepmeat surged 40% in volume and more than doubled in value, while the value of beef climbed more than a fifth.
Chief executive Nick Beeby told Ryan Bridge the increased demand is a result of the period of tight supply from many of our competing countries.
He says prices have been really strong, but they have to keep a close eye on things like cost of living pressures, tariffs, and geopolitical uncertainty.
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