Budget 2025: Nearly $7 Million to Protect Agriculture Exports Amid Trump Tariff Fears

The government said the investment will provide job security for regional and remote communities that rely on agriculture.

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

The Australian Labor government has set aside $6.8 million (US$4.3 million) in the 2025-26 budget to help the agriculture sector maintain its export markets.

This comes amid growing fears that the Trump administration could extend its tariffs to Australian agriculture products.