Trade Minister Todd McClay has turned down a second Australian request to access New Zealand's unused Chinese beef quota. China set quotas for six major beef suppliers following a year-long invest...
Global meat prices diverged sharply in the latest FAO report, with lamb up 9.1% and pork down 2.0%, while total output reached 379 million tonnes. Lamb prices rose steadily from May through year-end, ...
A supplier directory for imported frozen beef in Xi'an lists products from New Zealand plant 32, Uruguayan plant 58 and Australian origins, including chuck roll, beef trimmings, ribeye and beef br...
A single steak connects a global import chain, accelerating the flow of quality products into Chinese shopping carts. Titanium Media reported on August 24 that increasing volumes of imported beef from...
Simon Limmer, chief executive of Silver Fern Farms, New Zealand's largest meat company, said the China International Import Expo (CIIE) has become a bridge for the company to the Chinese market. E...
China's first evaluation base for meat technical trade measures has begun trial operations in Tianjin Eco-City. During the pilot phase, it submitted 12 notifications for review, all approved by th...
Traceability is the decisive factor in 2026 procurement of Australian wagyu: GACC registration and NLIS records are non-negotiable. China's beef imports reached US$10.2 billion in 2025, with Austr...
Traceability is set to become the deciding factor in Australian wagyu import beef procurement in 2026. China's imported beef market is valued at $10.2 billion, with Australia supplying 38%. Domest...
The European Union has opened its first trade investigation into Chinese duck meat, prompting Beijing to threaten retaliatory tariffs on EU brandy, pork and dairy products. A former EU trade negotiato...
China's safeguard quota for Australian beef stands at 205,000 tonnes annually. In the first five months of 2025, Australia's beef exports to China topped 300,000 tonnes, triggering an addition...
Retail prices for imported Australian Wagyu beef have climbed above RMB 100 per kilogram as of August 2026, driven by a 55 percent tariff imposed on June 20 and the exhaustion of annual import quotas....
From 20 June 2026, once Australia's beef quota to China is used up, the combined import tariff will rise to 67%, adding more than 500,000 yuan in extra costs per 40-foot reefer container. M9 Wagyu...
Australia's beef import quota for China ran out early, triggering a 55 percent tariff on excess shipments from 20 June 2026 and lifting the combined rate to 67 percent. Warehouse club Sam's Cl...
Imports of Australian Wagyu beef have been hit by a 55 percent safeguard tariff imposed on June 20 (a combined rate of 67 percent), lifting prices of high-end grain-fed steaks by 10-25 percent and Wag...
Australian Wagyu beef will incur a 55% safeguard tariff from 20 June 2026 once its annual quota is exhausted, lifting the combined levy to 67% and pushing retail prices up by roughly 20-25 percent, cr...
On 22 May, a new product launch and tasting event titled 'Pure New Zealand, Yonghui Fresh to Home' was held at Yonghui Lugu Store in Beijing. Yonghui Supermarket, New Zealand Trade and Enterpr...
Silver Fern Farms, owned by Shanghai state-owned Bright Meat Group, reported sales revenue of RMB 12.707 billion for the full year 2025 but net profit of just RMB 119 million, with a strong first half...
Silver Fern Farms, the Shanghai state-owned Bright Meat Group's subsidiary, has chosen automation over pay rises to retain staff, committing NZ$132 million to cold-chain automation. On 24 April 20...
Australia's beef export capacity to China has expanded further, with new approvals given to Queensland's Nolan Meats (45) and South Australia's Thomas Foods International (8883). Some plan...
China's 205, 000-tonne quota for Australian beef was exhausted on 18 June, triggering a 55 percent tariff on over-quota imports from 20 June. Prices for mid-to-high-end Australian Wagyu have risen...
China's Ministry of Commerce has imposed a 55 percent additional tariff on beef imports from Australia exceeding the quota, effective from June 20, 2026, after the 205,000-tonne annual quota was e...
China will implement country-specific quotas on beef imports from 2026, with a total quota of 2.688 million tonnes. Brazil receives 1.106 million tonnes, Argentina 511,000 tonnes, Uruguay 320,000 tonn...
Australia's 205, 000-tonne beef quota to China was exhausted on 20 June 2026, triggering a 55% safeguard tariff on above-quota shipments. With M9+ Wagyu now costing 167 yuan/kg at landed cost, com...
Procurement of Australian Wagyu imports should prioritise suppliers with Australian Department of Agriculture export accreditation and domestic cold-chain wholesale channels. Shanghai's three-tier...
Official grading for Australian Wagyu spans M1 to M9, with M9+ approaching full-blood quality and comparable to Japan's A5 grade. M9+ typically sells at 1.5 to 2 times the price of M9. In June 202...