# Economists doubt Trump outlook that US will sell 'so much' beef to Australia

> Australia relaxed restrictions on US beef imports, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer called it a milestone for market access. President Trump said the US would sell 'so much' beef to Australia, but analysts doubt large volumes will follow because of remaining barriers and high US prices.

- Date: 2025-07-25 · published 2025-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23703-economists-doubt-trump-outlook-that-us-will-sell-so-much-beef-to-australia
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Limited export volumes to Australia mean the access change is unlikely to materially shift US beef supply or cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-13 | [Will contrasting cattle and meat prices see US beef back on Australian retail shelves? - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51582-will-contrasting-cattle-and-meat-prices-see-us-beef-back-on-australian-retail.md) | +2.4% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-04-19 | [Cheaper US beef heightens appetite for export access to Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71454-cheaper-us-beef-heightens-appetite-for-export-access-to-australia.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-11 | [Lull falls over Australia’s northern cattle export trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44502-lull-falls-over-australia-s-northern-cattle-export-trade-beef-central.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-01 | [Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices \| News \| palestineherald.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17424-economists-don-t-expect-reopening-the-us-to-mexican-cattle-imports-to-reduce.md) | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-14 | [Beef outlook 2019: Making sense of trade wars, tariffs, global demand & supply - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61522-beef-outlook-2019-making-sense-of-trade-wars-tariffs-global-demand-and-supply.md) | +0.3% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/economists-doubt-trump-outlook-that-us-will-sell-so-much-beef-australia-2025-07-25/

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