Australia to reduce US beef import restrictions

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia announced it will reduce restrictions on U.S. beef imports in a move U.S. President Donald Trump's administration claimed as a major victory over "non-scientific trade barriers." Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said Thursday that relaxing the restrictions designed to keep Australia free of mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy would not compromise biosecurity. "Australia stands for open and free trade -- our cattle industry has significantly benefited from...