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Australia Lifts Final Biosecurity Ban on US Beef

Underpinned by a decade-long scientific review, with upgraded US traceability measures, the decision paves the way for Australia to press for tariff relief

Wagyu cattle feed at Grasslands Wagyu ranch near Blanchard, Oklahoma, U.S. July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
A Wagyu cow nuzzles a calf at Grasslands Wagyu ranch near Blanchard, Oklahoma, U.S. July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 13: An employee prepares imported U.S. beef at a store on July 13, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean outlets will put U.S. beef on its shelves for the first time in more than three years, selling it for half the price of domestic beef. This marks the first time that a South Korean a supermarket chain has sold a large volume of U.S. beef since the country accepted in April the first shipment of the meat for sale since 2003, when it imposed a ban due to mad cow disease fears. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Australia removed its de facto ban on beef from cattle born in Canada or Mexico and slaughtered in the United States after completing a rigorous science-based risk review
  • The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said its decade-long US Beef Imports Review found that strengthened control measures effectively manage disease risks
  • New US movement controls now allow cattle to be traced back to their original farms, meeting Australia’s strict biosecurity requirements
  • The concession responds to President Trump’s key trade complaint and bolsters Canberra’s bid to win relief from US tariffs on steel, aluminium and pharmaceuticals
  • Nationals and farming groups have warned that the move risks Australia’s disease-free status and have called for an independent scientific review and greater transparency