That’s the main signal to emerge from the enormous Gulfoods food and beverage trade event that’s been held in Dubai in the Middle East this week. “Global meat protein customers now see this event as a meeting point,” he said. “This year, we’ve engaged with people from across the Middle East, but also from Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada, and across Asia,” he said. “I’d say that despite the global challenges and uncertainty faced by the red meat industry, people are still eager to do business. They’re short of meat, particularly since declines in production in New Zealand – especially lamb.”“The export red meat trade faces changes virtually every day of the week – we have to just keep rolling with it to keep up,” he said.