Waiting times for some building supplies are now up to eight months, as importers struggle with global shipping problems. Builders are waiting up to eight months for some goods, and smaller exporters are now “acutely” feeling the pain, as the number of ship calls to New Zealand drops significantly. “It’s extremely difficult to schedule production for chilled product when you have vessel schedules continually changing,” a spokesman said. cameron burnell/Stuff Smaller exporters of lamb and other chilled products are reporting multiple problems getting their goods to market. But chilled food exporters might have to freeze more product and accept a lower margin because of the delays to market.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2021 01:11 UTC