South Korea gives green light to import blueberries from New Zealand

According to scoop.co.nz, New Zealand has gained access to the Korean market for New Zealand blueberries, which will allow New Zealand producers to export around $5 million a year, as announced yesterday by the Minister of Trade and Agriculture, Todd McClay. "This is a victory for our exporters, which adds to the successful elimination of $190 million in non-tariff barriers last year. We remain firm in our efforts to reduce barriers, open new markets and return greater value to the pockets of exporters," said the New Zealand minister. He added that "greater market access is a key element of the Government's strategy to increase the commercial value of New Zealand's safe and ...