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| INCREASING MARKET ACCESS 2007–08 HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||||
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| Objective | Measure | Outcome highlights | Benefit | Future | ||||
| Enhance product integrity Investment: $14.6m | High levels of satisfaction by international customers with Australia’s meat safety systems |
US Food Safety Inspection
Service accepted Australian
system for controlling
E. coli | Minimal disruption to trade and significant cost savings in meeting new US requirements | Continue to monitor and develop improvements to food safety systems | ||||
| Maintain and liberalise
access to world meat
markets Investment: $3.3m |
Independent evaluations conclude that MLA has contributed to the maintenance and improvement of market access | Tariff barriers eliminated under Australia-Chile free trade agreement | Unobstructed response to growing demand | Industry priorities remain prominent in trade negotiations | ||||
| Maximise market options
for the livestock export
trade Investment: $5.9m |
Market access for livestock exports maintained | Cattle trade to Egypt re- opened | Alternative market for Australian producers and exporters | Investigate new markets and improve access to existing markets | ||||
| 99.9% of cattle and 99.01% of sheep exported arrived safely at their destination | Good welfare for animals in the livestock export sector and reduced economic losses | Deliver continuous improvement in animal welfare standards throughout the chain | ||||||
| Community support for the trade increased by 10% | Industry demonstrated its continuous improvement and maintained its $1.8 billion contribution to the Australian economy | Continue to build community support through proactive communication of industry achievements | ||||||
