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Mr Hockey, a keynote speaker at the Australian Meat Industry Council conference in the Gold Coast advised attendees to keep a low profile while the tariff turmoil unfolded.
The former Federal Treasurer encouraged the red meat sector to take advantage of the lower Australian dollar, hovering near its lowest level in 20 years, which would help it offset the impact of the universal 10 per cent tariff.
“Our 10 per cent, let’s take it and run with it for the moment,” he told the audience.
“Let’s not be too loud about it. The Aussie dollar has fallen. In the case of beef producers, they need our beef. You know their herd is a mess at the moment. You all know that, so let’s just hold our nerve and work out what will get a win.”
“There is no ban on US beef to Australia. Australia has previously completed science-based biosecurity and food safety assessments that would allow the trade in US beef from cattle born and raised in the US,” said Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) chief executive Tim Ryan.
“The US, however, chose to not progress with this pathway, and instead has asked for access to Australia for beef made in the US from cattle also born and raised in Mexico or Canada. This revised request is undergoing the normal Australian science-based assessment, as is our right under global trading rules to protect our biosecurity.”
https://thenightly.com.au/australia/dont-have-a-cow-man-former-ambassador-to-the-us-joe-hockey-urges-australian-farmers-to-hold-nerve-c-18303379
The former Federal Treasurer encouraged the red meat sector to take advantage of the lower Australian dollar, hovering near its lowest level in 20 years, which would help it offset the impact of the universal 10 per cent tariff.
“Our 10 per cent, let’s take it and run with it for the moment,” he told the audience.
“Let’s not be too loud about it. The Aussie dollar has fallen. In the case of beef producers, they need our beef. You know their herd is a mess at the moment. You all know that, so let’s just hold our nerve and work out what will get a win.”
“There is no ban on US beef to Australia. Australia has previously completed science-based biosecurity and food safety assessments that would allow the trade in US beef from cattle born and raised in the US,” said Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) chief executive Tim Ryan.
“The US, however, chose to not progress with this pathway, and instead has asked for access to Australia for beef made in the US from cattle also born and raised in Mexico or Canada. This revised request is undergoing the normal Australian science-based assessment, as is our right under global trading rules to protect our biosecurity.”
https://thenightly.com.au/australia/dont-have-a-cow-man-former-ambassador-to-the-us-joe-hockey-urges-australian-farmers-to-hold-nerve-c-18303379
