Australia rejects blame for US sheep industry decline amid tariff threat
Australia's ambassador told a US trade inquiry Friday that cheap lamb imports are not to blame for America's struggling sheep industry, citing instead drought and lost wool subsidies. Greg Moriarty said imports filled a supply gap created by declining US production. The Trump administration is considering tariffs on $1.6 billion in Australian sheep meat exports annually.
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Published 17 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTC · Updated 17 Oct 2026, 02:41 UTC
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