Is US Beef About to Hit the Great Aussie Barbecue?
Australia has just lifted its final bans on beef from the US, more than two decades after they were first imposed. The government says it's the natural end of a long evaluation process but others see it as a bid to win favor from the US and avoid the worst of Donald Trump's ongoing tariff war.
This week on the Bloomberg Australia Podcast, host Rebecca Jones speaks to agriculture reporter Ben Westcott about what really sparked the end to the beef ban, what more American meat in Australia means for local producers, and the outlook for the sector.
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