Nathan Guy

No, they don't.

They're very much in our corner, Mike.

They love our red meat, particularly our lamb.

Very strong historical market, a bit like the U.K.,

There's quite a bit of kiwifruit coming in here.

I've actually been into the States as well and moving around the EU and the UK.

So I've got a pretty good feel for what's happening around the globe at the moment.

It's amazing, isn't it, how well we've done.

I take my hat off to our farmers and our producers getting product into market at this time when we've got

rising fuel costs, geopolitical issues.

Basically, what's happening is we've got tight export supply in beef and lamb.

U.S.

herd numbers are at their lowest in 70-odd years.

Sheep flocks have been diminishing through sort of droughts around the world, animal diseases and the like.

So we have been doing incredibly well.

How long can it last?

Well, when I was in the States, I was talking to a few people in Manoa.

They said probably two years to rebuild their herd.

Another guy said maybe four years.

So despite tariffs that we've had in the past and we may get in the future, the market is certainly in great shape.