According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), recently, 10 Australian meat enterprises were granted permission for the first time last weekend to export lamb and mutton to China. The Australian industry described this news as "quite exciting".

Reports said that Australian meat enterprises must obtain permission one by one to export lamb to China, and the process is a "long and arduous" agreement procedure. The Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) pointed out that this is the largest expansion of Australian lamb entering the Chinese market in many years.

Sam Munsie, general manager of AMIC's trade, said that this news has been "long awaited", and it is "very exciting news". "China is a huge market with considerable value and profit, and it also provides a good balance for us to sell meat around the world."

"We hope this marks progress, and there may be further progress in areas such as beef access, and there is also a possibility to expand access to other products (such as tripe)," Munsie said.

JBS slaughterhouse is one of the ten slaughterhouses approved to export lamb in Australia this time. ABC

"This is another victory for our red meat industry and relevant departments, who have worked tirelessly for this result," Australian Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Julie Collins also welcomed the news, "this is also a victory for Australian farmers and processors, and one of the achievements of the Australian government over the past 12 months."

Simon Quilty, a meat industry analyst at Global AgriTrends, said that the new agreement was not unrelated to former US President Trump's imposition of "reciprocal tariffs".

Quilty believed that the new agreement could alleviate some of the pressure on Australian farmers from the 10% tariff imposed by the United States, adding important competition to the market, allowing the lamb industry to develop, and minimizing the impact of tariffs.

"For these 10 meat companies, this is a welcome situation, which will play a key role in increasing the overall demand for Australian lamb in the next 10 years," Quilty said.

It is reported that China has already become the largest export destination for Australian adult lamb, accounting for 37% of Australia's exports, and is also the second-largest export destination for Australian lamb.

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