Trade shocks from the US and China dominated discussions as more than 350 meat exporters met on the Gold Coast for the 2025 industry conference.
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00:00US President Donald Trump's tariffs, China's retaliation and the global red
00:06meat trade upheaval these affairs are causing were hot topics as beef exporters
00:11from across the country met in Queensland this week. The 2025 meat
00:16processing and exporters conference at the Gold Coast has attracted more than
00:20350 delegates. Well I don't think we could have timed this conference any better
00:24after what we've seen in the last week. Clearly there are major changes afoot on
00:29the global trade landscape. Joe Hockey kicked off the plenary session today and
00:34then we had a series of trade experts give us their assessment on the future of
00:38trade. Our minds have shifted from almost the 10% tariff announced by Trump last
00:43week on Australian meat exports to really what this means for the global landscape.
00:48I think the one key message today was the rules-based global trading system that our
00:53industry has thrived on is really being fundamentally changed in front of us
00:59at a very fast pace.