Australia currently exports on the order of a couple hundred thousand tonnes of beef to China per year, and that volume has been rising sharply again since 2023–2024.

Current export volume

  • In 2025, Chinese safeguard rules for Australian beef were triggered once imports reached roughly 191,000–209,000 tonnes for the year, which gives a good indication of how much beef China is taking from Australia annually.
  • Monthly shipments in 2025 have regularly been above 20,000 tonnes, and in some months over 30,000 tonnes, pointing toward a record year for Australian beef exports to China.

Trend in recent years

  • Since around 2023, China’s demand for Australian beef has rebounded as trade tensions cooled and as US beef has faced higher tariffs and other restrictions in the Chinese market.
  • Early 2025 data show exports to China from Australia up around 30–45% compared with the same period in previous years, reinforcing that China is again one of Australia’s largest and fastest‑growing beef destinations.

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