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酪農大国が牛肉を輸入する？
２０１０年３月１日からすべての外国産の牛肉がオーストラリアで販売できるようになりました。連邦政府が、米国、カナダ、英国などの狂牛病発生国からの牛肉輸入を解禁するためです。しかしながら、コールズ、ウールワースといった大手スーパーマーケットは、外国産牛肉の販売を控えるつもりでいます。畜産農家、加工肉業者は消費者の買い控えを心配していますが、その一方で米国に牛肉を輸出している畜産協会の代表は、輸出拡大のチャンスと捉えています。
| Coles, Woolworths to shun end of foreign beef ban 2010/03/01 |
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SUPERMARKETS intend to shun foreign beef when the Federal Government abolishes its nine-year ban on beef imports from mad cow countries on Monday. "Regardless of impending changes to beef importation laws, we have no plans to sell anything other than Australian beef at Coles," a spokesman for the supermarket chain said yesterday. A Woolworths spokesman said 100 per cent of its fresh meat was Australian "and we have no plans to change that", although the supermarket could not control what beef went into processed foods, such as meat pies and canned products, The Australian reported. Angry cattle farmers will hold a protest meeting in Armidale today, attended by Coalition senators Barnaby Joyce, Fiona Nash and Bill Heffernan. (More) Discussion Questions: 1. How reliable is meat imported from overseas ? 2. How does importing things like meat impact on local providers ? 3. Why are people sceptical of imported foods ? 4. Should beef consumption be reduced given the impact the animal has on the environment ? 5. Will more agriculture from developing countries be exported to developed countries in the future ? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this ? |
| 記事引用： News.com.au |
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