AUSTRALIA WORKS TO REINSTATE SHEEP EXPORTS TO BAHRAIN
February 1st, 2014
Nearly 18 months since Australian exporters voluntarily suspended sheep exports to Bahrain, the CEO of the Australian Live Exporters’ Council Alison Penfold has told globalmeatnews.com that Australian exporters are keen to resume trading: “Bahrain is a market we value very highly. We are hoping to reinstate it sooner rather than later, and there are efforts underway to do that,” said Ms Penfold.The voluntary suspension of exports followed the refusal by Bahrain quarantine officials to accept a load of 20,000 Australian sheep allegedly infected with scabby ...
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