date:Apr 08, 2014
a Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) noted: As the first significant beef exporter to secure preferential access to Japan, Australia will have an immediate advantage over its major competitors. Australian beef exports to Japan, worth $1.4 billion in 2013, will benefit from a halving of the tariff, with a deep cut immediately on entry into force.
While Australian beef industry stakeholders were encouraged by the FTA, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) expressed concerns about