Trump defeats Australia’s mad cow disease restrictions in deal to ship American beef overseas

Agricultural Minister Jolly Collins said on Thursday that relaxation in restrictions designed to maintain Australia is free from madness, also known as cows or BSE sponge brain intransigence, will not harm biological security.

“Australia means open and free trade – our livestock industry has benefited greatly from this,” Collins said in a statement.

Trump celebrated this advertisement with the participation of the social truth that he said: “Now, we will sell a lot to Australia because this is an undeniable and unacceptable evidence that beef is the safest and best in the whole world.”

US Minister of Agriculture Brock responded to. Rollins to announce Australia by congratulating Trump on “a major commercial penetration that allows more access to American meat producers who sell to Australia.”

“This is another example of a kind of access to the markets that the president is negotiating to bring America to a new golden age of prosperity, with the American Agriculture Command in the statement,” she said in a statement.

Australia has allowed cow meat imports in the United States since 2019. But Australia has not allowed imports from the United States from Canada or Mexico beef due to the risk of disease.

But the United States recently provided additional movement controls that define and track all livestock from Mexico and Canada to their own origin.

Controls of importing American livestock satisfies the Australian authorities

Collins said that the Australian authorities “were satisfied with the reinforced control measures that the United States put in place effectively from the risks of biological security.”

The timing of low new restrictions has not been completed.

Trump attacked the Australian import restrictions on American beef when it was announced in April that the tariff of at least 10 % will be placed on Australian imports, with steel and aluminum a 50 % tariff.

“Australia is banned – they are great people, and everything is great – but they prohibit American beef,” Trump told reporters.

“However, we imported $ 3 billion of Australian beef from it in the past year alone alone. They will not take any of our beef. They do not want it because they do not want to affect their farmers, as you know, I do not blame them, but we do the same now.”

Legislators fear that Trump’s satisfaction will be the Australian livestock goddesses

David Litlbroud is suspected of the legislator to the opposition that the government is exposing the livestock industry in Australia to please Trump.

“I want to see science and it must be based on science. I am skeptical of the speed at which this was done.”

“We need to give confidence in the industry, but also to you (the public): it is not only about the welfare of animals, and this is related to human luxury, and it is possible that it is about BSE to this country and has a human impact, so I think it is important that the government is very transparent about science and I do not think it goes beyond the question about obtaining the independent committee that gives it to everyone.”

About 70 % of Australian beef is exported. Producers fear that the export market will fade overnight if the diseases, including crazy cow or foot and mouth disease, have suffered Australian cattle.

Will Evans, CEO of Cattle Australia, who represents more than 52,000 beef producers across the country, said he was confident that the Ministry of Agriculture has taken a cautious approach to imports.

“The administration conducted a technical scientific evaluation and we have to believe in them. They conducted this evaluation themselves. They said:” We looked at this, we looked at the best science, and this is a decision we feel comfortable with. ”

He added: “When you have an industry of $ 75 billion ($ 50 billion in Australian), you depend on it, do not make this error, because I am sure that they were very careful in decision -making.”

American beef prices rise due to drought and domestic cattle

Cow meat prices have increased in the United States due to the factors that include drought and reduce the numbers of local herd.

The average price of minced meat in the United States increased to $ 6.12 in June, an increase of approximately 12 % over last year, according to US government data. The average price of all non -cooked beef slices increased by 8 % to $ 11.49 per pound.

The Australian demand for American beef will probably remain low for reasons that include the relatively weak Australian dollar.

Australia’s opposition to any American tariff will be at the level of agenda when Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz will secure his first face to face with Trump.

Albanez and Trump had a individual meeting on the sidelines of a group of seven summit in Canada last month, but the American president left early.

Albaniz expects the couple to meet this year, although no date has been announced.

The two countries were exposed to a 20 -year free trade deal, and the United States has maintained a trade surplus with Australia for decades.