Meat Industry Says US Beef Imports Will Have ‘Minimal Impact’ on Local Market

In June 2025, Aussie exports to the US rose 24 percent year-on-year.

This picture taken on Oct. 29, 2024 shows cattle in a paddock on a property located near the north-central New South Wales town of Gunnedah. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

A major Australian meat industry body has played down concerns that opening up the country’s market for U.S. fresh beef imports will impact local producers.

On July 24, the Australian government announced it would relax tough restrictions on U.S. fresh beef imports after stringent biosecurity conditions were blamed for making it difficult for American products to enter Aussie shores.