War end to help trade?
PA Wellington New Zealand’s lamb exports could benefit longterm from the Gulf ceasefire and a possible end to the war there, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Moyle, has said. During Parliament’s question time this week Mr Moyle said he had not I had any specific report on the effect of the ceasefire between Iran and Iraq on future lamb exports to the Gulf states, but said if it was followed
by a permanent end to hostilities, long-term benefits could be expected. “Both Iran and Iraq are oil-rich nations and a return to a lasting peace would allow them to devote their very substantial purchasing power to the raising of living standards, including buying the kind of high-quality foodstuffs in which we specialise,” he said. “Iran is our biggest market for lamb and is likely to continue so in the foreseeable future.
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