THE future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the post-Brexit trade landscape for Australia’s red meat industry will feature at Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2017 Global Markets Forums for sheep and beef producers next month.
The March 9 sheep meat forum in Melbourne and the March 14 beef forum in Brisbane will focus on trade and market access opportunities for the red meat industry in coming years, including updates on MLA’s 2017 trade priorities.
MLA General Manager International Markets Michael Finucan said future trade and market access was a high priority for the industry as a result of various global events, and the forum was an opportunity for producers and industry representatives to get the very latest insights.
“Trade agreements continue to present enormous opportunities for the Australian red meat industry, providing greater market access opportunities to increase the profitability of our industry.
“The industry has had great success with recent bi-lateral free trade agreements over the last few years – with great benefits for red meat coming from agreements with China, Korea and Japan,” Mr Finucan said.
“Given our industry exports the majority of our product to international markets, any trade agreement has the potential to improve market access, lower import costs and reduce red tape.”
Mr Finucan said with the recent uncertainty over agreements such as the TPP, trade opportunities and improved market access remained high on industry’s agenda.
There are a number of bi-lateral trade agreements and regional agreements on the table at the moment. For the Australian red meat industry, priorities for trade negotiations include:
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP);
Australia-Indonesia Closer Economic Partnership Agreement;
Australia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement;
Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement;
Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement;
Brexit/UK FTA.
The 2017 Global Markets Forums will feature presentations from MLA’s team of International Business Managers, based in key export markets, on the various international market programs. Domestic market programs will also be covered on the day.
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Key event details
Sheepmeat Industry
Global Markets Information Forums
Date: 8.30am-12.30pm, Thursday, March 9, 2017
Location: Parkroyal Melbourne Airport, Arrival Drive, Melbourne Airport
Open information forums for MLA and red meat stakeholders, including MLA International Business Managers presentations on international and domestic market programs. MLA will also facilitate a session to include open discussion and feedback on programs.
Beef Industry
Global Markets Information Forums
Date: 9am-4.00pm, Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Location: Royal on the Park Hotel, Cnr Alice and Albert Streets, Brisbane
The open information forums for MLA and red meat stakeholders will including MLA International Business Manager presentations on international and domestic market programs. MLA will also facilitate a session to include open discussion and feedback on programs.
Source: MLA.
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