MLA eyes non-discriminatory access to UK market
12/05/2017
The managing director of MLA, Richard Norton, has said Brexit and the UK’s decision to call a snap general election for early June has made progressing Australia’s trade ambitions more urgent given that the UK’s new trade policy, including quotas and tariffs, is now likely to be decided in the next six months.
“There are real opportunities for the Australian red meat industry, providing we can compete with other countries on an equal footing,” he insisted. “A continuation of the current trade arrangement and system of preferential quota allocations is untenable in a post-Brexit world. We feel strongly that now is the right time to rebalance the trading disparities Australia has faced in the region for the past 45 years.”
He added that the MLA would increase its presence in London, expand its market access team and continue to work closely with the Australian government as part of this campaign.
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