Australia Beef Producers Concerned Over EU Deforestation Compliance Laws

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is seeking clarity from the EU Commissioner on the interpretation of deforestation and how it will affect local exports.
Australia Beef Producers Concerned Over EU Deforestation Compliance Laws
Station hand Maddie Stiller delivers feed along the cattle troughs at 'Old Bombine' in Meandarra, Australia, on Jan. 18, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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A plan by the European Union to stop member countries from importing beef products from deforestation concerns Australian beef producers who feel the guideline is open to misinterpretation.

From 2025, EU companies will be prevented from importing beef products from farms where deforestation has occurred in the past four years. The aim is to remove from the supply chain beef and other agricultural products sold in Europe so consumers are not contributing to the destruction of global forests.

Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.