Trump’s trade war puts Australian beef centre stage in Shanghai

At one of the world’s largest food trade shows in Shanghai this week, Australia’s beef industry was having a moment. Beef exports to China have been surging this year and, according to Meat and Livestock Australia’s regional manager for greater China Murray Davis, the orders for grain-fed beef are running hot. “Australia is absolutely centre stage [here in China] and we are dominating the premium end of the beef market,” he said. “Our major competitor over the last few years has been the United States, but with the trade disputes between China and the US, the US is effectively out…