Meat, dairy lift manufacturing in New Zealand: statistics

WELLINGTON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The volume of meat and dairy product manufacturing rose in the June 2017 quarter, and sales values also rose, coinciding with high prices, New Zealand's statistics department Stats NZ said on Friday.

The meat and dairy product manufacturing volume rose 8.2 percent in the June 2017 quarter, manufacturing manager Sue Chapman said in a statement, adding that the rise in the meat and dairy sales followed falls in the previous two quarters.

Overseas Trade Indexes reported the dairy export rose 19 percent, while the meat export rose 2.5 percent in the June 2017 quarter.

Sales values were also up 13 percent, reflecting increases in both meat and dairy product prices, Chapman said.