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Elders : Looming beef market access issues create uncertainty
Elders : Looming beef market access issues create
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While some of these are almost seen as a fait of accompli, others are speculative, making the overall impact uncertain. Looming beef market access issues may threaten to affect the bright demand outlook for Australian beef over the next few months. While some of these are almost seen as a fait of accompli, others are speculative, making the overall impact uncertain. Let's go through them individually: China has renewed the export licenses of 425 US beef plants which it let lapse in May 2025. Australian exporters have virtually replaced US beef in China which has been a key driver of the strength of our local prices in 2025 and so far in 2026. While Australia may be affected by increased US competition from US grainfed beef over the next few months, the biggest concern for Australian exporters is our lack of quota in China. The charts below show US and Australian beef exports to China since 2024.