Saudis go for chilled meat
PA Auckland Saudi Arabia’s preference for live sheep imports is waning in favour of chilled meat, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Moyle. In Auckland yesterday, on his return from a trade mission to the Middle East; Mr Moyle said the Saudis wanted to phase out live sheepmeat imports because they were proving too costly; ’■■ .. ■; ■; At the same time, they wanted New Zealand to help them to develop their own sheep industry and to supply them with more chilled meat.
In spite of considerable reservations in some quarters about exporting sheep live from New Zealand, a number of farmers had become enthusiastic about the prospect.
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