Australia Reopening Its Market to U.S. Beef Has Larger Implications

NCBA’s Kent Bacus Talks Beef Trade Breakthroughs and Tariff Progress - Oklahoma Farm Report

Listen To Ron Hays And Kent Bacus In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays was at the 580 Cattle Conference in Woodward, Oklahoma, and spoke with Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Executive Director for Government Affairs. Bacus highlighted the fast-paced nature of recent trade developments, noting, “It is definitely a fluid situation. This is positive, though. This is very good to be able to see all of …

Australia Reopening its Market to U.S. Beef Has Larger Implications

(Washington D.C.) For the first time in more than two decades, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef. Kent Bacus, executive director of government affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says this is a huge win. “There’s been really no scientific justification to keep us out,” said Bacus. “This is just a lot of protection and these regulatory burdens we’ve had to overcome.” Bacus says Australia isn’t likel…