2014 SHAPES UP AS BUMPER YEAR FOR AUSTRALIAN LIVE CATTLE EXPORTS

AUSTRALIA’S live cattle exports posted strong growth in 2013, with an 18% year-on-year increase in the 10 months from January to October. According to figures from Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Australia exported 650,830 head of cattle during this period, with nearly half (314,879) absorbed by the Indonesian market, Australia’s most import livestock export destination.In 2014 Indonesia will again play a fundamental part in Australian exports, with predictions that live cattle exports could total 900,000 head, up from the estimated full year 2013 exports ...


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