Indonesian VP Wants New Zealand to Boost Halal Certified Beef and Lamb Exports to Indones
The goal, he said, is to improve the trade balance between the two countries
The goal, he said, is to improve the trade balance between the two countries
The federation earns about $2.7m a year for halal meat certification services.
New Zealand's state-owned food certifier AsureQuality is stepping into halal audit and accreditation with NZIDT Ltd., NZ’s top provider of halal audit and certification services to food exporters.
With a low population and a food-export-driven economy, New Zealand is viewed as a major market and potential partner in channelling trade through Dubai.
New Zealand is known for an economy dependent on agriculture, but it is also a leading exporter of halal meat to Muslim countries including Indonesia.
Prime Minister John Key said the re-establishment of trade links with Iran could be a bonus for New Zealand's halal meat industry.
For more than 30 years, this country’s meat industry has operated with Halal-certified plants to support our export trade with predominantly-Muslim countries in the Middle East and Asia.
Questions are being raised about whether all New Zealand meat should become halal. Today was the first-ever meeting in New Zealand of the Muslim World Forum.