Lower beef and lamb sales see NZ exports slip for second year in a rowStuff.co.nz New Figures show New Zealand's exports were worth $48.4 billion in 2016. A sharp drop in meat sales has seen New Zealand's exports fall for the second year in a row. supplied Lamb exports fell by $415 million in 2016, with lower sales to the European Union. Two of New Zealand's best established markets, with lower sales to the United States leading a $481m drop in beef and weaker sales in Britain leading a $415m fall in lamb sales. Of New Zealand's top 10 export nations, exports to Britain saw the largest fall, down 12.4 per cent to $1.5b.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2017 23:20 UTC