National Rural News Thursday March 5

In today's National Rural News: Trade disruptions in the Middle East, how China's looming beef tariffs is influencing exports, rainfall delays almond harvest -- plus the latest from the markets and more. 

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National Rural News Thursday March 5
In today's National Rural News: Trade disruptions in the Middle East, how China's looming beef tariffs is influencing exports, rainfall delays almond harvest -- plus the latest from the markets and more.&nbsp;
Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

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The Rural News is market leader, dealing exclusively with stories of interest to the farming sector and has the support of Australia&rsquo;s largest media business and international correspondents.

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National Rural News Thursday March 5

Australian beef exports to China have surged, as an annual quota looms. 

China has set an import quota for Australian produce at just 205 thousand tonnes for the year before a 55 percent tariff is applied. 

About 21 percent of that figure has been filled in the first two months of the year. 

Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with Rabobank's Angus-Gidley Baird about how the quota has affected trade so far this year. 

Australian beef exports to China have surged, as an annual quota looms.&nbsp;
China has set an import quota for Australian produce at just 205 thousand tonnes for the year before a 55 percent tariff is applied.&nbsp;
About 21 percent of that figure has been filled in the first two months of the year.&nbsp;
Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with Rabobank's Angus-Gidley Baird about how the quota has affected trade so far this year.&nbsp;

China's beef import tariff looms: how is it influencing our market?

National Rural News Wednesday March 4 

In today's National Rural News: Freight in the firing line of Middle East conflict, Agriculture target reached four years early, will plant based products be forced to dump the word 'milk' from their branding?  -- plus the latest from the markets and more. 

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National Rural News Wednesday March 4&nbsp;
In today's National Rural News: Freight in the firing line of Middle East conflict, Agriculture target reached four years early, will plant based products be forced to dump the word 'milk' from their branding? &nbsp;-- plus the latest from the markets and more.&nbsp;
Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

National Rural News Wednesday March 4

The conflict in the Middle East is already having a direct effect on the freight and shipping industries. 

Emergency conflict and wartime surcharges have already been applied, with some companies charging between two and four thousand dollars in extra fees. 

The Strait of Hormuz has been closed.

Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with Freight and Trade Alliance General Manager Tom Jensen about the situation.

The conflict in the Middle East is already having a direct effect on the freight and shipping industries.&nbsp;
Emergency conflict and wartime surcharges have already been applied, with some companies charging between two and four thousand dollars in extra fees.&nbsp;
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed.
Rural Editor Emily Minney spoke with Freight and Trade Alliance General Manager Tom Jensen about the situation.

National Rural News Thursday March 5

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