No way, mate: Australian grocers, restaurants snub newly available U.S. beef
Good Morning Mike
You have probably seen this from MeatingPlace.com
As you well know, we – United States – should honor such within our own country but still don’t. How many years have we been fighting to protect our beef producers?
Keep in touch, Roy
No way, mate: Australian grocers, restaurants snub newly available U.S. beef
By Peter Thomas Ricci on 8/8/2025
Although the Australian market is now open to U.S. beef exports, local businesses Down Under are not on board with the change.
According to Aussie media, grocers Aldi, Woolworths and Coles will continue to sell 100% Australian beef, while McDonald’s in Australia will also abstain from U.S. beef.
“We apply an Australia-first approach, and 100% of our fresh red meat is sourced directly from Australian farmers, with whom we have longstanding relationships,” a Woolworths spokesperson said. “We have no plans to change that approach.”
Such statements mirror the reactions of British retailers Tesco and Sainsbury’s, which clarified after a U.S.-UK trade deal that they would continue to sell only Irish and British beef.
Last month, Australia removed biosecurity restrictions that allowed U.S. beef imports, including Canada- and Mexico-born cattle harvested into the U.S. supply chain, into the country for the first time in 20 years; as a result, President Trump limited tariffs on Australian goods to 10%.
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