The red meat sector is a significant part of New Zealand's economy, generating $17.5 billion in GDP every year and generating almost $50 billion in spending.
A new build study out today shows the industry backs more than 120,000 full-time jobs across the country.
Beef and Lamb Chair Kate Acland told Francesca Rudkin, "it's really just keeping the economy going round and round."
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