Australian agriculture minister said Australia won't threaten China market for agricultural products
The Sydney morning herald reported on September 16, said Australia's agriculture minister Joyce (neither Joyce) has arrived in China with a clear information, the information is intended to reduce agricultural products to Australia will pose threat to Chinese mainland farmers anxiety.This problem is still in Australia signed a free trade agreement between the two countries of major obstacles.
Joyce important agricultural hub in northeast China heilongjiang Harbin, said in an interview: "we are not a threat. The Chinese are to be believed, Australia have never hope to provide food to China's entire population, even if part of it is difficult to reach."Joyce in recent weeks has downplayed Australia will become the granary this concept, tend to emphasize identity as a high quality agricultural products manufacturer in Australia, in order to avoid the Chinese worry about Australian beef imports increased the impact of the domestic market.
Joyce visited on Monday was founded in 1900, the raw material with Australian barley do Harbin brewery, and China's largest Australian lamb importer, meat processors tianshun source.Even in Australia, he argues, will double the exports of agricultural products, and only 120 million people to eat enough, this for two important neighbors China and Indonesia this make up only a small fraction of the population.
