date:Dec 17, 2012
are in that market in Korea will come under extreme pressure unless similar tariff reductions come into place in Australia, he said.
Australian beef exports to Korea are worth $1.6 billion per year.
Representatives told the inquiry exports are expected to drop by 36-thousand tonnes this year to 110-thousand.
Andrew McCallum told the committee the government needs to make sure any free trade agreement must eliminate the 40 per cent tariff on beef exports.
That deliverable is critical given ou