Kate Acland: Beef + Lamb NZ Chair on the impact on the India FTA on the lamb industry

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Apr 24, 2026 · 2m · transcript

More New Zealand lamb could soon be making its way to India under our soon-to-be-signed free trade agreement.

Labour's now backing the deal, which will reduce or eliminate tariffs on 95% of exports to the world's largest country.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand says the Indian market has been largely unavailable until now due to a 33% tariff.

Chair Kate Acland told Ryan Bridge India consumes a huge amount of sheep meat.

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