The live export sector directly contributed $261 million to the economy in 2020. The projected economic loss caused by such a ban has been grossly underestimated, and rural communities across New Zealand will be detrimentally impacted by both jobs and revenue loss. Food supplies and exports are becoming more important than ever in the coming years as the world faces a food crisis. The world's food security relies, in part, on Kiwi farmers, Kiwi growers, and the Kiwi Government to be encouraging, to do their bit, and to make sure that we can export food to the world, not be hampered by their own Government.