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Vietnam: A potential new frontier for velvet and co-products (Part 2)

From a New Zealand perspective, the most exciting B2B (business-to-business) partners in Vietnam may be food manufacturers — companies that already sell ginseng, cordyceps, collagen, or royal jelly capsules and are looking for a next-generation ingredient to grow their consumer brand.

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High-level talks, connections key at Branch Chairs meeting

The 28th floor of the Majestic Centre in downtown Wellington was a fitting location for the high-level talks at the NZDFA Branch Chairs meeting. This year, 17 chairs and three ‘new faces’ gathered for insight and a lot of lively discussion on a raft of deer farming-related topics.

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Navigating the 15% tariff: NARA finds a way forward

As the second year of the North American Retail Accelerator (NARA) programme progresses, the sector is facing the new tariff headwinds with a pragmatic mindset and strong sense of purpose. With the introduction of the 15 percent tariff in early August, it's clear that market conditions are unlikely to get any easier in the short term.

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Vietnam: A potential new frontier for velvet and co-products (Part 1)

When New Zealand velvet players think about export markets, the two names that come up are China and South Korea. And yet, just over the horizon, there’s a new name beginning to emerge — one that may not have the same scale yet, but which offers a unique blend of timing, openness, and growth potential: Vietnam.

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Deer Industry News Issue 127 September 2025

Succession challenge | Beetlemania and more... | Meet and Greet: Merryn Pugh | Busy winter for EWS | 11th International Deer Biology Congress | Velvet season approaches with VelTrak terms updates | Velvet supply dynamics | Mountain River sets sights on regen standard | Deer are a price competitive alternative | New research underway | Venison the priority as deer return to Argyll hills | NZDFA: New Blood, Multi-species field days | People: Mike’s legacy | Deer worm management in a mixed-species system and more...

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Velvet well-positioned to become Nature’s Superpower in China

New Zealand deer velvet has long been prized across Asia, but today its opportunity has never been clearer.

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Velvet season arrives with updated VelTrak terms

It has been a busy few months behind-the-scenes in the velvet space as new and updated structures and systems are put in place to help add rigour, discipline and transparency to the workings of the velvet industry.

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TB Plan Review Webinar

The third webinar in our regular series, held the first week of every other month, was on the TB Plan Review, which is now open for consultation. Listen to Dr Helen Anderson, Independent Chair of the TB Plan Review Governance Group, and Jonathan Rudge, TB Plan Review Lead, as they explain what is being proposed, how the proposal will be achieved and by when.

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