Australia Ramps Up Beef Exports and Federal Crop Insurance Updates
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**Australia is ramping up grain-fed beef exports just as U.S. production of beef declines, signaling a notable shift in global meat markets.
At a Sydney feedlot, thousands of Black Angus cattle are being fattened on high-energy diets, helping feed Australia’s push to satisfy rising global demand for marbled grain-fed beef.
Industry data show Australia had 1.6 million head in feedlots as of mid-2025 and is expected to reach 2 million by 2027.
**Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced major updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape, modernizing policies, and expanding access to critical risk protection beginning in 2026.
The “Expanding Access to Risk Protection, or EARP, Final Rule streamlines requirements across multiple crops, responds to producer feedback, and strengthens USDA’s commitment to putting American farmers first.
The Act removes the “insured” requirement from the “1 in 4” rule for prevented planting payments.
**The Renewable Fuels Association thanked the Trump administration for its effort to enforce a 2019 trade agreement with China, noting in comments to the U.S. Trade
Representative that China didn’t satisfy its commitments.
The RFA says China failed to satisfy its commitment to increase trade in ethanol and distillers’ grains.
So, the Association called on the White House to implement reciprocal duties on U.S. imports of Chinese ag products.
