AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityBovine meat

Date29/05/2024

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport ban lifted

DescriptionLifted a ban on bovine meat imports from five major Australian plants. These bans were imposed between 2020 and 2022 after COVID-19 cases were reported among workers at the plants. The ban was initially imposed on 10 Australian meat plants, and in December 2023, China (Mainland) had already lifted COVID-related suspensions on three Australian abattoirs.