Australian meat could be next on the menu for Trump’s ‘bonkers’ tariffs

Farmers sweat as they await word on whether Donald Trump will extend tariffs to $6.2bn in meat exports

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Australian farmers are anxiously waiting to hear whether $6.2bn in meat exports will be hit in the next round of Trump tariffs, as Anthony Albanese says the fight to reverse American imposts on steel and aluminium could last months.

Amid escalating fears of a global trade war that would hit exporting nations such as Australia particularly hard, the chief executive of Cattle Australia (CA), Chris Parker, said he was extremely concerned by the protectionist comments from the US president regarding potential implementation of tariffs on agricultural products".

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