澳大利亚肉类工业理事会首席执行官蒂姆·瑞安表示，澳大利亚红肉出口商正面临来自供应受限、贸易流通受阻、市场准入条件收紧的多重压力。

蒂姆在澳大利亚肉类与畜牧业协会《实地》播客节目中谈到，肉羊产业过去18个月处境十分艰难，供应紧张叠加加工厂利润低迷，持续拖累行业发展。

他表示：“整个产业链的出栏存栏量严重不足。”并指出供应短缺主要源于澳大利亚南部干旱的气候条件。

他提到，全球贸易受阻、出口成本上涨，尤其是出口中东的成本攀升，进一步加剧了供应端的困境。

“以往大量高端产品，尤其是空运冷鲜羊肉，都会销往中东市场。”

蒂姆称，出口商还要承担额外燃油附加费和风险溢价，同时澳大利亚肉羊产品出口美国仍需缴纳10%关税。

尽管挑战重重，他表示肉羊行业仍在持续提升产品品质、打造高端产品线，包括高端大理石花纹羊肉项目。

“行业会继续聚焦品质升级与产品优化，但我们必须清醒面对当前严峻的经济环境。”

蒂姆表示，在全球多数市场，羊肉仍属于非必需消费肉类；在餐饮渠道，澳大利亚羊肉正日益面临其他高端肉类及海鲜品类的竞争。

谈及美国市场，他说：“我们的产品定价偏高，很难稳固守住部分餐饮渠道。”

在牛肉出口方面，蒂姆警示，随着澳大利亚对华牛肉配额即将用尽，出口商即将进入一段贸易承压期。

“我们的对华牛肉配额预计本月下旬、最晚六月初就会用尽。”

他补充道，韩国额外关税压力、印尼进口许可政策收紧，让各大主要出口市场的不确定性进一步增加。

“目前牛肉出口正进入一段格外艰难的调整期。”

蒂姆还对澳欧自贸协定谈判停滞表示遗憾，称欧盟是“全球最大的高消费力市场”。

“我们原本期待谈判传来利好，开辟全新市场机遇，欧盟本是极具潜力的优质市场。”

消息来源：MLA

Australian red meat exporters are facing mounting pressure from supply constraints, disrupted trade flows and tightening market access conditions, according to Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) chief executive officer Tim Ryan.

Speaking on Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) On the Ground podcast, Tim said the sheepmeat sector had experienced “a really tough” 18 months, with tight supply and weak processor margins continuing to weigh on the industry.

“There simply isn’t enough stock coming through the system,” Tim said, attributing the shortage largely to dry seasonal conditions across southern Australia.

He noted the difficult supply environment had been compounded by global trade disruption and rising export costs, particularly into the Middle East.

“A lot of the premium product that went there, particularly chilled airfreight lamb,” he said.

Tim said exporters were also managing additional fuel surcharges and risk premiums, while Australian sheepmeat shipments into the United States (US) continued to face a 10% tariff.

Despite the challenges, he said the sheepmeat sector continued to improve product quality and develop premium offerings, including high marbled lamb programs.

“We’ll see ongoing focus on quality and improving the product – but we do need to be mindful that we are up against a pretty challenging economic environment.”

Tim said lamb remained a discretionary protein in many global markets and exporters were increasingly competing against alternative premium proteins and seafood options in foodservice channels.

“We’ve been so high-priced that we’re finding it hard to keep some of those channels,” he said, referring to the US market.

On the beef side, Tim warned exporters were entering a more difficult trading period as Australia’s China beef quota allocation approached capacity.

“We’re probably going to utilise our Australian allocation later this month, possibly early June,” he said.

He added that additional tariff pressures in South Korea and restrictive import permit settings in Indonesia were creating further uncertainty across major export destinations.

“We’re entering a bit of a window on beef right now that is particularly going to be a bit difficult to navigate,” Tim said.

Tim also expressed disappointment over the stalled Australia-European Union free trade agreement negotiations, describing the EU as “the biggest affluent consumer market in the world”.

“We were looking for some good news to provide a new opportunity,” he said. “The EU is probably the biggest opportunity out there.”

This article was developed based on a recent episode of MLA’s On The Ground podcast.

Source：MLA