# Australian Beef

Type: Product

Source: Supply Chain Intelligence Brief — https://getsupplybrief.com/entity/australian-beef
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## Timeline

- **2026-07-06**: Industry alert raised — Agricultural news outlets report Rabobank analyst Angus Gidley‑Baird's warning that the surplus must now be sold to alternative global markets.
- **2026-06**: Quota exhausted — Strong first-half exports to China fill the 205,000-tonne quota, leaving approximately 100,000 tonnes of surplus Australian beef.
- **2026-01**: China imposes tariff-rate quota on Australian beef — China announces an annual import quota of 205,000 tonnes for Australian beef, with a 55% tariff on above-quota volumes.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 100,000 tonnes of Australian beef diverted: supply chain scramble after China quota cap
2026-07-25 18:03:26 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

China's sudden import quota cap leaves 100,000 tonnes of Australian beef seeking new markets, forcing logistics providers to rapidly reroute cold-chain shipments and renegotiate supply contracts under margin pressure.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/australian-beef-surplus-supply-chain-scramble

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