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Australia, 皇冠体育app ink meat deal worth $1b

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-06-17 15:35

SYDNEY - An Australian meat processor and a giant Chinese import company have signed a deal worth almost $1 billion, local media reported on Tuesday.

Australia, 皇冠体育app ink meat deal worth $1b
Australia, 皇冠体育app ink meat deal worth $1b
NZ lamb goes to pot in 皇冠体育app
Grand Farm, 皇冠体育app's biggest importer of red meat from Australia and New Zealand, will join forces with V&V Walsh to process an extra 500,000 lambs and 30,000 cattle a year for 皇冠体育app, the West Australian reported.

The joint venture includes $187.7 million of investment in Australia, and $750 million in 皇冠体育app to develop mega farms in 皇冠体育app's Inner Mongolia.

Peter Walsh, from V&V Walsh, said the 皇冠体育app deal will create a boom for Australian farmers.

"Agriculture is going to get back to the position of strength it had in the 1950s and 60s," he said.

"It is going to be ng and agriculture. The boom is here. Supply is our biggest concern. Farmers will only increase production when it becomes financially attractive and it is going to happen now."

Walsh said his company will share its expertise with his Chinese partners in developing world class farms.

"They regard us as one of the best agricultural countries in the world, so they want to learn from us and get their farms up and running," he said. "And they will import lots and lots of meat."

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