United States presidential nominee Kamala Harris appears to have found favour with most Kiwis according to a Talbot Mills poll in August 2024 which shows she’s more than twice as popular as Republican nominee Donald Trump. Not surprising for a country heavily reliant on exports. At the 2024 Red Meat Sector Conference, a panel discussion warned that if Donald Trump is re-elected United States President, new trade barriers could soon follow. The US sheep industry claims that New Zealand sheep meat exports depresses their domestic prices. The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) is renewing efforts that failed two years ago to get the US government to impose obstacles lobbying the Republican party.
