8月13日，澳大利亞農業部長喬伊斯先生證實，中國政府已正式簽署澳洲育肥牛與待宰牛對華出口健康協議。

ACB News《澳華財經在線》報道，據澳農業部消息，中國農業部長支樹平完成文件簽署，標志著中澳活牛出口已在官方層面上正式達成。喬伊斯部長指出，按照出口商供應鏈保證體系（ESCAS）要求，已設立好供應鏈條的澳大利亞出口商將可接獲進口許可。具體的ESCAS出口安排獲得農業部審批，確認符合澳洲動物福利標準后，可啟動出口。

喬伊斯預期，不久將可實現對華空運活牛。“中國是全球最大的農產品進口國。作為唯一獲得對華活育肥牛與待宰牛出口資格的國家，我們的肉牛產業將可從這項貿易中獲得巨大利益”。

澳活牛打飛的入渝 新鮮進口牛肉重慶人最先吃

中澳FTA生效后的四年內，將逐步免除針對澳活牛出口的10%關稅。今年5月舉辦的2015澳洲牛肉大會（Beef Australia）上，喬伊斯部長就曾提前透露，澳方和中國在活牛出口方面已取得突破性進展。澳每年有望向中國出口100萬頭活牛，價值約10億澳元。

中國正式成為澳洲第七個活牛出口市場。澳大利亞其它活畜出口市場包括黎巴嫩、巴林島、埃及、伊朗、柬埔寨以及泰國。（中國進出口網）

On August 13, the Australian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Joyce confirmed that the Chinese government has officially signed the health agreement with the Australian on cattle at feedlot and slaughter exports to China.

ACB News reported, according to the Australian Department, Chinese Agriculture Minister Zhi Shuping completed the signing of documents, marking the live cattle exports from Australia to China have formally been at the official level. Joyce Minister noted that according to the exporter supply chain assurance system (ESCAS) requirements, Australian exporters that has set up a good supply chain will receive import permits. once specific ESCAS export arrangements obtain the approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, and is in compliance with the animal welfare standards in Australia, the exports can start.

Joyce expected that air live cattle transport from Australia to China would realize. "China is the world's largest importer of agricultural products. As the only country to get qualification to export live and slaughtered cattle to China, our beef industry will greatly benefit from this trade."

Australian live cattle will be imported into Chongqing

Within four years of Sino-Australia FTA effectiveness, 10% tariff of Australian live cattle imports will be gradually exempt. On the 2015 Beef Australia meeting held in May, the minister Joyce had said that Australia and China has made a breakthrough in live cattle exports. Australia is expected each year to export to China 1 million of live cattle, worth about 1 billion Australian dollars.

China officially became the seventh Australian live cattle export market. Other livestock export markets include Lebanon, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Cambodia and Thailand.