Trump says US will sell ‘so much’ beef to Australia

Washington/Canberra | Reuters — The US will promote “a lot” beef to Australia, U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Thursday after Canberra relaxed import restrictions, including that different international locations that refused U.S. beef merchandise have been on discover.

Australia on Thursday stated it might loosen biosecurity guidelines for U.S. beef, one thing analysts predicted wouldn’t considerably enhance U.S. shipments as a result of Australia is a serious beef producer and exporter whose costs are a lot decrease.

“We’re going to promote a lot to Australia as a result of that is plain and irrefutable Proof that U.S. Beef is the Most secure and Greatest in your entire World,” Trump stated in a submit on Fact Social.

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“The opposite Nations that refuse our magnificent Beef are ON NOTICE,” the submit continued.

Australia imports minimal U.S. beef

Trump has tried to renegotiate commerce offers with quite a few international locations he says have taken benefit of america – a characterization many economists dispute.

“For many years, Australia imposed unjustified obstacles on U.S. beef,” U.S. Commerce Consultant Jamieson Greer stated in a press release, calling Australia’s determination a “main milestone in decreasing commerce obstacles and securing market entry for U.S. farmers and ranchers.”

Australia is just not a big importer of beef however america is and a manufacturing stoop is forcing it to step up purchases.

Final yr, Australia shipped virtually 400,000 metric tons of beef price $2.9 billion to america, with simply 269 tons of U.S. product transferring the opposite means.

Relaxed restrictions unrelated to commerce talks says Australia

Australian officers say the relief of restrictions was not a part of any commerce negotiations however the results of a years-long evaluation of U.S. biosecurity practices.

Canberra has restricted U.S. beef imports since 2003 on account of issues about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow illness. Since 2019, it has allowed in meat from animals born, raised and slaughtered within the U.S. however few suppliers have been in a position to show that their cattle had not been in Canada and Mexico.

On Wednesday, Australia’s agriculture ministry stated U.S. cattle traceability and management techniques had improved sufficient that Australia may settle for beef from cattle born in Canada or Mexico and slaughtered in america.

The choice has brought about some concern in Australia, the place biosecurity is seen as important to stop ailments and pests from ravaging the farm sector.

“We have to know if (the federal government) is sacrificing our excessive biosecurity requirements simply so Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can acquire a gathering with U.S. President Donald Trump,” shadow agriculture minister David Littleproud stated in a press release.

Australia, which imports extra from the U.S. than it exports, faces a ten per cent across-the-board U.S. tariff, as properly 50 per cent tariffs on metal and aluminium. Trump has additionally threatened to impose a 200 per cent tariff on prescribed drugs.

Requested whether or not the change would assist obtain a commerce deal, Australian Commerce Minister Don Farrell stated: “I’m not too positive.”

“We haven’t executed this to be able to entice the People right into a commerce settlement,” he stated. “We expect that they need to do this anyway.”

— Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Ismail Shakil and Peter Hobson