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Listen: Rabobank's Blake Holgate talks lamb

The Country
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Rabobank's animal proteins analyst Blake Holgate spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today about a new paper he has written called Maximising the Value of New Zealand Lamb.

Jamie and Blake also take a trip back in time to February 15, 1882, when the Dunedin set sail to the United Kingdom with New Zealand's first shipment of frozen sheep meat.

Back to today - Blake discusses Rabobank's three-point plan for maximising value for New Zealand lamb.

Listen to the full interview in the Soundcloud below:

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