AUSTRALIA’S meat processors have welcomed increased engagement between the Australian and Chinese Governments earlier this week as the nation seeks restoration of access to China for some exporters.
The JBS Brooklyn plant in Melbourne and the Australian Lamb Company at Colac voluntarily stopped exporting meat to China in 2021 due to COVID-19 among its workforce and have been seeking relisting.
Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt met with Vice Minister Ma Youxiang of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs at Parliament…