China lifts bans on five Australian meatworks

China has lifted bans on beef exports from five more Australian meatworks which could generate sales of up to $1 billion a year. Last December, China lifted suspensions on three abattoirs, which Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said had an immediate effect. The bans will lift on Kilcoy Pastoral, Meramist at Caboolture, the JBS-owned Beef City Operations and Northern Cooperative at Casino. Two other meatworks remain affected.