The country coming for a $20-billion Australian export market

Key points

• Commentators warn Brazil, the world's leading beef exporter, could take share from Australia in key export markets. Brazil sends beef to 130 countries, while Australia shipped 1.5 million tonnes to 83 countries in 2025, worth $19.6 billion.
• China's new 55 per cent tariff on Brazilian beef from 1 October has pushed surplus volumes into other markets.
• Rabobank analysts say Japan and South Korea could open to Brazilian beef later this year, a development Australian producers are watching closely.