Protocols for exporting sheep meat and breeding pigs were signed last week.
Promotional campaigns have been launched across the Kingdom to offer support for the sector.
The data reveals that the current production figures are 37% below the 10-year quarter average.
By mid-April, sales have increased by 14.8% on the year, and 6.0% higher than in 2019.
In the year-to July exports stand at 35,200 tonnes, 25% less than in the same period last year.
Lower volumes shipped to France, Ireland, Germany and Italy have taken their toll on the sector's...
The situation worries the British sector who fears that exports will be less competitive.
For the first two months of the year, sheepmeat exports declined.
It is the second time when the industry breaks the barrier of NZ $1 billion (US $750 million).
