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New Zealand fluid milk production is forecasted to be 21.3 million metric tons (MMT) in the 2025 market year (MY).

New Zealand has signed a free-trade deal with the United Arab Emirates - the fastest agreement the country has ever reached. After negotiations began in May, the country's trade negotiators concluded the deal in four months.

U.S. food and agricultural products have continued to prove popular in the New Zealand market. In 2023, the value of these products was a record US$ 9.3 million, US$ 3.4 million of which were consumer-oriented products.

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In 2018/2019, apple production is forecast at 583,000 metric tons, which should produce another record apple export volume totaling 390,000 metric tons.

New Zealand’s milk production ended its downward slide in 2018 and stabilized at an estimated 21.75 million metric tons, up 1 percent up from 2017.

New Zealand’s $10 billion tourism sector continues to grow and is fueling demand for food and agricultural products.

This report provides additional information for the New Zealand 2018 Annual Livestock Report.

FAS/Wellington forecasts 2018 beef production to be significantly higher at 670,000 metric tons (MT), which is expected to increase exports to 603,000 MT.

New Zealand is a large group of islands in the south Pacific and belongs to the large island trading bloc of Australia and New Zealand.

In 2017/2018, deciduous fruit production is estimated at 574,200 metric tons, a seven percent jump over 2016/2017.

Despite a 0.8 percent lower milk supply forecast for 2018, total exports are expected to increase by 2.8 percent to 3.3 million metric tons.