{"id":111132,"date":"2015-06-17T22:06:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=111132"},"modified":"2020-11-23T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T08:52:09","slug":"china-free-trade-deal-opportunity-for-south-burnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/06\/17\/china-free-trade-deal-opportunity-for-south-burnett\/","title":{"rendered":"China Free Trade Deal<br> &#8216;Opportunity For Region&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_111133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111133\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150617canberra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-111133\" title=\"20150617 Canberra meeting\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150617canberra.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150617canberra.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150617canberra-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-111133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SBRC Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell, Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott and Mayor Wayne Kratzmann in Canberra this week (Photo: Maranoa Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 17, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government&#8217;s free trade deals with China, Japan and Korea have opened up business opportunities for the South Burnett, Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Scott met with South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann and Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell at Parliament House and spoke to them about how the region could best take advantage of the historic trade agreements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether its pork, peanuts, navy beans, wine and everything in-between \u2013 the South Burnett is well positioned to make the most of these trade agreements, especially with the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport only about two hours\u2019 drive away,\u201d Mr Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sit on the Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade joint standing committee and I\u2019m also the Trade sub-committee chairman so I know what these milestone agreements mean, especially for the South Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe South Burnett is a hub of agricultural and meat processing activity and I\u2019m committed to the electorate getting the most out of these agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Scott said the Federal Government was also investigating the potential of a trade agreement with the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny new conversations with trading partners is great for growth and job creation,\u201d Mr Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already have bilateral trade and investment, with the Middle East importing more Australian food by value when compared to China so this is a significant trade relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0The future of the South Burnett Private Hospital, in Kingaroy, was also discussed during Mr Scott\u2019s meeting with Cr Kratzmann and Cr Campbell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very supporting of what the South Burnett Council is doing to secure the future of the hospital and I will do all that I can to assist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What It Means<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Beef<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Dalby Saleyards is the second largest in Queensland \u2013 behind Roma \u2013 selling more than 200,000 head of cattle yearly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Australian beef exports to China set new records in 2013-14, totalling 161,000 tonnes worth $787 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of tariffs on beef imports (currently ranging from 12\u201325 per cent) within nine years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dairy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>China is Australia\u2019s largest market for dairy exports. This market is expanding rapidly with exports almost doubling recently, to more than $443 million in 2013-14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 15\u00a0per cent on infant formula within four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 15\u00a0per cent tariff on liquid milk within nine years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 10 \u2013 15\u00a0per cent tariff on cheese, butter and yogurt within nine years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 10% tariff on milk powders within 11 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sheep and Goat Meat<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2013-14, Australian exports to China were worth $446 million (114,000 tonnes), up 83 per cent\u00a0 on 2012-13 exports at $243 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the tariffs on sheep meat (currently ranging from 12\u201323 per cent) within eight years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 20 per cent tariff on goat meat within eight years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pork<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tariffs of up to 20 per cent on pork eliminated within four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>China\u2019s wine import market is growing dramatically, more than doubling in size since 2009-10 to be worth more than $1.6 billion in 2013-14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tariffs of 14\u201320 oer cent on Australian wine imports will be eliminated within four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Horticulture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>China is a rapidly growing market for Australian horticultural products, with exports worth $66 million in 2013-14 \u2013 up from $10 million in 2010-11.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 10\u201325 per cent tariff on nuts within four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 11\u201330 per cent tariff on citrus fruits within eight years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 10\u201330 per cent tariff on all other fruit within four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 10\u201313 per cent tariff on all fresh vegetables within four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Barley, Sorghum and Other Grains<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2013-14, barley exports were worth more than $1 billion, up more than 350 per cent since 2008-09, while sorghum exports were worth $214 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Immediate elimination of the 3 per cent tariff on barley and 2 per cent tariff on sorghum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination, over\u00a0 four years, of the 15 per cent tariff on cotton seed \u2013 exports worth $75 million in 2012-13 and $36 million in 2013-14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Elimination of the 10 per cent tariff on malt and wheat gluten within four years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[Source: Maranoa Electorate Office]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/06\/trade-deal-sad-day-for-australia\/\">Trade Deal &#8216;Sad Day For Australia&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/06\/mp-attacks-unions-xenophobic-campaign\/\">MP Attacks Union\u2019s \u2018Xenophobic Campaign\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government&#8217;s free trade deals may open up business opportunities for the South Burnett<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":111133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,22,3,36],"tags":[1131,1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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