# Senate inquiry recommends biosecurity import levy - Beef Central

> An Australian Senate committee recommended a biosecurity import levy to fund defences against foot and mouth disease and varroa mite. The inquiry produced 29 recommendations after six months of hearings.

- Date: 2022-12-13 · published 2022-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38171-senate-inquiry-recommends-biosecurity-import-levy-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Australian biosecurity funding is a long-term policy matter with little direct effect on feed or livestock prices in the near term.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-05-04 | [Beef Week attracts biosecurity commitment - Industry Queensland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47035-beef-week-attracts-biosecurity-commitment-industry-queensland.md) | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-07 | [US scrutinising tariff rates for beef imports - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38170-us-scrutinising-tariff-rates-for-beef-imports-beef-central.md) | +0.9% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-14 | [SE Asia Report: Trade partners reconnect in Rocky \| Price gap remains - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30199-se-asia-report-trade-partners-reconnect-in-rocky-price-gap-remains-beef-central.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-19 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Importation of Beef From a Region in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72950-federal-register-importation-of-beef-from-a-region-in-argentina.md) | +1.1% | -1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-02-22 | [WA goes its own way on BJD - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72438-wa-goes-its-own-way-on-bjd-beef-central.md) | +5.2% | +4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-14 | [SE Asia Report: Trade partners reconnect in Rocky \| Price gap remains - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30199-se-asia-report-trade-partners-reconnect-in-rocky-price-gap-remains-beef-central.md) | +3.1% | +7.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-01-18 | [Why 2019 is a critical year for live exports - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61039-why-2019-is-a-critical-year-for-live-exports-beef-central.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-02-22 | [WA goes its own way on BJD - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72438-wa-goes-its-own-way-on-bjd-beef-central.md) | +0.4% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/senate-inquiry-recommends-biosecurity-import-levy/

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