OUR STORYTapatahi New Zealand Trade Limited is a boutique trading company offering access to bulk food and wood commodities from South America. The key countries we source products from include Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.The key commodities we source and sell are soybeans (both non-GMO and GMO), corn (both non-GMO and GMO), wheat, sugar, rice, sunflower oil, soybean oil, sugar oil, flour, cassava starch, chicken, chicken feet, pork, beef, hides, wood (teak and oak logs), and fresh fruit. OUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE I - HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PRICESOur supply lines into South America gives us and therefore you the ability to buy in bulk at highly competitive prices.OUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE II - SPEEDIf speed is a priority, we can help. Through our logistics partners, we can expedite delivery and cut lead times to best-in-market levels. Indeed, we believe that this fact alongside our boutique position in market makes us nimble and highly flexible in meeting our clients' trade needs.OUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE III - OUR NEW ZEALAND-BASED TEAMWe strive to be global food producers and buyers' most trusted partner. We believe that here in New Zealand we can offer a fantastic base for trading agricultural commodities. New Zealand is strategically place between our South American suppliers on one side and the majority of our buyers in Asia and the Middle East on the other. In 2019, the World Bank ranked New Zealand 1st in the world for ease of doing business. In addition, Transparency International ranked New Zealand the second least corrupt country in the world.WHAT DOES TAPATAHI MEAN?Tapatahi is a Maori (New Zealand's indigenous language) word which means integrity or in some contexts united. In turn, we have adopted integrity as one of our four company values. The others are service, passion and community.
