China has lifted bans on imports from five major Australian beef processing facilities and restrictions on eight abattoirs, reports Reuters. Two abattoirs remain subject to import bans, the Australian government said.
China imposed the bans between 2020 and 2022, around the same time it barred imports of a swathe of commodities including coal, timber and wine from Australia after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.
The bans applied to certain abattoirs but did not affect others, which meant Australia was still able to ship beef to China.