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Red meat exporter Roger Fletcher talks straight on EU FTA access

Sheep meat exporter Roger Fletcher opens Hamilton’s Sheepvention Rural Expo yesterday.

EUROPEAN Union free trade agreement negotiators should appreciate the significant investments Australian farmers already make in EU-sourced equipment, chemicals and animal health products, major sheep meat processor Roger Fletcher said yesterday.

Mr Fletcher was opening the Hamilton Sheepvention Rural Expo in the south-west Victorian town when he responded to the difficulty Australian FTA negotiators have had in finalizing a deal with the EU.

Last month it was reported that Australia had failed to…

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