FREE TRADE – EUROPEAN UNION

Seeing red: meat industry wants fair cut of EU deal

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Original article by Matthew Denholm
The Australian – Page: 5 : 10-Feb-26

Australia and the European Union are holding talks on a possible free trade agreement, with Trade Minister Don Farrell promising he does not do "bad deals". However, meat and food producers are concerned that the federal government may sacrifice the interests of some sectors in an attempt to secure an FTA that has been a long time coming. The Australian red meat industry is calling for a quota for beef exports to the EU of 50,000 tonnes, which compares to the current quota of just 3,389 tonnes, while the EU is said to be offering half what the Australian red meat industry is seeking.

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End game trade deal with EU collapses as both sides walk away

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Original article by Rachel Clun
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 30-Oct-23

A free trade deal between Australia and the European Union could be some years away, after talks between Trade Minister Don Farrell and European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis broke down in Osaka on Sunday. Farrell had said prior to their meeting that he hoped he and Dombrovskis could make a deal, but he said afterwards that the two were not able to make progress. National Farmers’ Federation president Fiona Simson had told the National Press Club on 24 October that there was no Australian agriculture sector that was getting a good deal under what the EU was currently offering.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, NATIONAL FARMERS’ FEDERATION LIMITED