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Listen to The Country online: Christopher Luxon on potential US lamb tariffs

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13 May, 2026 02:20 AM2 mins to read

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to discuss the prospect of United States lamb tariffs.

On with the show:

Christopher Luxon:

The Prime Minister ponders further US lamb tariffs.

Also, whether climate polluters are being let off the hook, whether Labour can win without Te Pāti Māori, Judith Collins’ valedictory, and the fuel price crisis.

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Kate Acland:

Beef + Lamb NZ’s chairwoman is just back from the US, where we’ve been commemorating 100 years of red meat export.

We talk about the prospect of lamb tariffs, the protein boom and her nomination for Rural Woman of the Year at the Primary Industry New Zealand Awards.

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Mark de Lautour:

It’s Dairy Week here on The Country, so we catch up with the chief executive of our second-biggest dairy company, Open Country Dairy.

He talks about forecast milk price, end-of-season volumes, the protein boom in the US, and whether Fonterra farmers are switching camps.

Hunter McGregor:

Our Shanghai-based correspondent discusses Trump’s visit, China’s domestic economy and the Football World Cup.

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Craig Wiggins:

The founder of Lean on a Gate, Talk to a Mate talks training and MPI funding, firearms licensing, and DairyNZ cadets.

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