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Premium beef producers expect to be the main casualty of China's new 55 per cent tariff

Australia’s premium wagyu and Angus beef producers are bracing for margin pressure and heightened distress risk after China imposed a 55% tariff on beef exports above its annual quota, a move expected to crowd high-value cuts out of the Chinese market, force redirection into lower-priced destinations, and weigh on domestic prices as global supply competition intensifies.