Regulating beef and butter exports makes ‘absolutely no sense’

Colin Bettles
Updated March 14 2018 - 4:52pm, first published 4:41pm
Australian Farm Institute Executive Director Mick Keogh.
Australian Farm Institute Executive Director Mick Keogh.

CALLS for government intervention to restrict the export of “vital resources” like beef and butter, due to free trade expansion allegedly forcing up domestic food prices, have been dismissed as nonsensical and damaging to the national economy and farm sector.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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