On August 13, the Australian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Joyce confirmed that the Chinese government has officially signed the health agreement with the Australian on cattle at feedlot and slaughter exports to China.
ACB News reported, according to the Australian Department, Chinese Agriculture Minister Zhi Shuping completed the signing of documents, marking the live cattle exports from Australia to China have formally been at the official level. Joyce Minister noted that according to the exporter supply chain assurance system (ESCAS) requirements, Australian exporters that has set up a good supply chain will receive import permits. once specific ESCAS export arrangements obtain the approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, and is in compliance with the animal welfare standards in Australia, the exports can start.
Joyce expected that air live cattle transport from Australia to China would realize. "China is the world's largest importer of agricultural products. As the only country to get qualification to export live and slaughtered cattle to China, our beef industry will greatly benefit from this trade."
Australian live cattle will be imported into Chongqing
Within four years of Sino-Australia FTA effectiveness, 10% tariff of Australian live cattle imports will be gradually exempt. On the 2015 Beef Australia meeting held in May, the minister Joyce had said that Australia and China has made a breakthrough in live cattle exports. Australia is expected each year to export to China 1 million of live cattle, worth about 1 billion Australian dollars.
China officially became the seventh Australian live cattle export market. Other livestock export markets include Lebanon, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Cambodia and Thailand. (www.chinainout.com)
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