NZPork joins MPI to stop disease entering country

• Published date: 08 June 2023
• Publication title: Te Awamutu Courier

Alongside the Operational Agreement (OA), a biosecurity levy framework for New Zealand’s pork sector will be established to provide a funding option if a disease affecting pigs enters the country

NZPork chief executive Brent Kleiss said New Zealand’s pork sector is largely disease-free compared to many other pork-producing countries and the OA would enable swift action to limit the impacts of any outbreak.

“Signing the OA means NZPork has direct involvement in biosecurity readiness and response...