Iranian meat shortfall

Press, 1 September 1989, Page 22

Iranian meat shortfall

Iran could be short 200,000 tonnes of meat this year, according to the Meat Board. A board member, Mr Norman Mcßae, told the electoral committee last week that New Zealand would not be able to fill all its orders to Iran. It had sought 100,000 tonnes of lamb and 40-50,000 tonnes of mutton. New Zealand would only be

able to supply 50,000 tonnes of lamb and 1020,000 of mutton. Consumer demand for sheepmeat was strong in Iran and the country now had the money to pay for it. Money for the most recent contract had been paid up front. No more meat would be sold to Peru because it still had not paid for meat shipped last year, the committee was told.

Legal proceedings have been instigated against the Central Reserve Bank of Peru by the Meat Marketing Corporation to obtain the money. The Minister of External Relations and Trade, Mr Moore, had also written to the Peruvian Government in an effort to get some action but had not been successful so far.