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US scrutinising tariff rates for beef imports

THE United States is currently scrutinising tariff rates and quotas for beef imports – a move which could have trade implications for Australian beef longer-term if anything was to change. The US Foreign Agricultural Service has issued a report reviewing tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for US beef imports, noting that the US maintains several TRQs […]

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Live export ties boosting animal disease defence

BIOSECURITY ‘neighbourhood watch’ networks across livestock export supply chains throughout South East Asia will continue to be pivotal to Australia’s forward-defence against animal disease incursions, according to NT Livestock Exporters’ Association CEO Tom Dawkins. MLA Vietnam’s Tien Nguyen with Tom Dawkins, NTLEA, at the Hoa Phat feedlot near Ho Chi Minh City in November. Mr Dawkins said the […]

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Illegal hunters to face court | The Land

The vehicle and two male occupants were searched, and various items of hunting equipment were located and seized. The investigation has been ongoing, and both men, aged 30 and 35, from Lightning Ridge have been charged with illegal hunting offences. They will appear before Lightning Ridge Local Court on January 25, 2023. Click to check […]

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Woolworths beef purchases top 157,000t during 2021-22

NATIONAL supermarket group Woolworths bought around 157,000 tonnes of beef for its domestic retail operations during the 2021-22 financial year, the company says in a new Regional Footprint report. That figure evidently is carcase weight equivalent, but we’ve asked for clarification on that, as well as whether it includes product from both Woolworths’ grainfed cattle […]

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