Interesting article on the ABC site. Apparently USA beef imports are not banned at all - as long as the supply chain can prove that it is beef born, raised and slaughtered in the US. The restriction is due to Canadian and Mexican beef being imported into the USA and being 'lost' in the US system due to lack of tracking systems. The US apparently wanted Canadian & Mexican beef to be treated as US origin. Does one hand know waht the other is doing.
"However, the US has not commenced trade under these terms and has requested to expand its access to include beef products sourced from cattle from Mexico and Canada and legally imported into the US for export to Australia."
The other point raised is that US beef is too expensive for it to be competitively imported.
Cattle Australia says Donald Trump fails to recognise that the US has had access to the Australian market since 2019, provided it can demonstrate its beef comes from cattle born, raised and slaughtered in the US.
www.abc.net.au