New Zealand farmers say reassuring that they provide the “necessary service” and can continue to work in the face of Covid-19 lock restrictions is a relief.
Agriculture and services related to the main sector, including food processing, diagnostics, agricultural suppliers, freight and freight, can continue to do their job, while taking all practical measures to limit people-to-people contacts.
New Zealand accounts for 33% of the world dairy market structure, despite the fact that 95% of raw materials are exported in the form of butter, cheese, milk powder to 140 countries.
The lock takes effect at 23.59 pm on Wednesday. All schools and secondary enterprises will be closed, and everyone will have to stay at home, with the exception of single exits to the street and visits to basic services.
According to the government, the list of basic services includes the main industries, including the production and processing of food and beverages:
• Any organization involved in the packaging, production and processing of food and beverages, whether for domestic consumption or export.
• Any entity participating in related support services, such as food safety and inspection, inspection or related laboratory services, food safety and biosafety functions.
• Any organization providing veterinary services.
• Any organization whose closure would jeopardize the standards of animal health and well-being (including short-term survival of the species).
- Foreign investors received permission from the New Zealand Foreign Investment Authority to purchase two garden plots after they were refused last year in connection with an offer to buy a fruit garden with kiwi and avocado.
- China is New Zealand's main destination for red meat, while the UK market is down 11% due to uncertainty about Brexit.
- Forty workers from Thailand are quarantined at Bay of Plenty after arriving in New Zealand on Monday.
