The Rural Communities Minister believes a new wool deal will take the sector to a whole new level. 

It's a significant milestone for the country's wool sector, as Wool Source confirms its first commercial export order. 

The Wool Research Organisation company's signed a deal with a Japanese company, for eight tonnes of Kiwi products.  

Minister Mark Patterson told Andrew Dickens its currently constrained by capacity, but it's a big step forward. 

He says there's a very small laboratory and there's plans to scale it up as demand increases. 

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The Rural Communities Minister believes a new wool deal will take the sector to a whole new level.&nbsp;
It's a significant milestone for the country's wool sector, as Wool Source confirms its first commercial export order.&nbsp;
The Wool Research Organisation company's signed a deal with a Japanese company, for eight tonnes of Kiwi products. &nbsp;
Minister Mark Patterson told Andrew Dickens its currently constrained by capacity, but it's a big step forward.&nbsp;
He says there's a very small laboratory and there's plans to scale it up as demand increases.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;

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Mark Patterson: Rural Communities Minister on the export deal for wool particles to Japan

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