On July 24, Australia announced it will lift its long-standing import ban on beef from the United States, a decision linked to previous trade tensions with the Trump administration.

• Restrictions on US beef have been in place since 2003 due to mad cow disease concerns.
• US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins described the previous restrictions as “absurd,” advocating for American beef safety.
• The Australian government maintains that the decision was based solely on a rigorous review of beef safety measures.