Aug 11, 2026 – 8.13amWashington | Australian farmers and meat exporters are mobilising to protect a $1.4 billion market as the Trump administration launches a trade probe that threatens to cut Aussie lamb from restaurant menus and supermarket shelves.Roger Fletcher, the Dubbo-based founder of Australia’s largest sheep meat exporter Fletcher International, said the US market would collapse without Australian imports, which make up about three-quarters of supply.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Farmers fight back as Trump trade blitz targets Aussie lamb
Sheep producer Roger Fletcher says lamb would disappear from US restaurants without Australia’s $1.4 billion imports, which make up three-quarters of supply.
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