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China sitting on huge stockpiles of frozen beef as new tariffs bring imports to a halt
China's 55% tariff on Australian beef has halted imports, but the country is sitting on 500,000+ tonnes of frozen Brazilian and Australian beef in strategic reserves, allowing it to maintain supply while locking in inventory for 2027 at lower tariff rates.
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The Wire takeaway
If you ship perishables to China or time-sensitive commodities through tariff regimes, watch January 1st as a hard deadline: Chinese importers are deliberately storing product to clear customs at midnight on quota resets, and they'll do it again next year—move your logistics or your price into that window now.
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Topics: Agtech · tariff-shock · supply-chain-timing · quota-gaming · commodity-pricing