Deal for Tariff-Free Australian Meat Exports to the UK on the Horizon

Butcher George Vourvahakis holds up a tray of Australian rump steaks at his store in Yarraville on May 12, 2020, in Melbourne, Australia. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Australian farmers may soon be able to export meat tariff-free into the United Kingdom as part of a free-trade agreement.

Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan and British Trade Secretary Liz Truss are keen for the deal to go ahead, with both sides saying their farmers would benefit. It would mark one of the UK’s first major trade deals since Brexit.