Mr Jackson said this means that so far in 2023, Australia has exported 171,587t of beef to mainland China, which puts Australia on-track to go over the 196,349t quota-free limit set out in the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement before the end of the year, which would trigger the quota safeguard and impose an additional tariff on subsequent Australian exports.
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