CDFA Secretary Karen Ross meets with New Zealand Ambassador

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross met with New Zealand Ambassador Rosemary Banks and Consul-General Katja Ackerley during a recent visit to Sacramento. CDFA and New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industry signed on Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sustainable Agricultural Cooperation in October 2022. The State of California also welcomed the New Zealand Prime Minister earlier this year fostering a partnership on climate action.

California agricultural exports to New Zealand are estimated at more than $156 million.