据澳大利亚媒体消息，中澳两国有望签署一项牛贸易协议，根据协议澳大利亚每年将向中国出口百万只牛，价值高达10亿美元。协议达成后，两国活牛交易额将是目前的数倍。
澳大利亚政府表示，牛贸易协议与目前两国自贸协定谈判无关。去年中国从澳大利亚进口7.8万头奶牛，1.5万头肉牛。
部分原文报道如下：
Australia is on the cusp of securing a “breakthrough” live cattle deal with China worth up to $1 billion a year.
While the deal is yet to be finalised, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said it has the potential to boost the price of cattle and help Australia's farmers.
“Over a long period of time, we've been working [and] negotiating with the Chinese government… for the export of live animals into China,” Mr Joyce told reporters in Tamworth.
原文链接：<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-07/billion-dollar-beef-deal-china/5873496>
日期：2014-11-12
