Live Cattle Exports

Australian live cattle exports increase 22%

17-Aug-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Australian live cattle exports reached 1.38m head, in the 2014-15 fiscal year, up 22% on the previous 12 months.

Abbott says no to live export ban

22-May-2015 By Chloe Ryan

Australia will not introduce a ban on exports of live cattle to Vietnam, prime minister Tony Abbott said, after a complaint by an animal rights group that some slaughterhouses were killing cattle with sledgehammers.

Live exports from Australia to Vietnam skyrocket, but supply chain doubts remain

25-Feb-2015 By Lee Adendorff, in Lismore, Australia; and Jens Kastner

A boom in Australian live cattle exports to Vietnam looks set to continue this year, thanks to favourable currency conditions, the depletion of the Vietnamese herd by exports to neighbouring China, and increasing demand for fresh quality beef from Vietnamese...

Bumper year predicted for Australian live cattle exports

24-Jan-2014 By Lee Adendorff, in Byron Bay, Australia

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...

Australia sees live exports surge

29-Jul-2013 By Carina Perkins

Australian live exports increased significantly in May, according to the latest data from Meat and Livestock Australia.

Australian gov under fire for Indonesia live exports

23-Jul-2013 By Carina Perkins

The Australian Greens have hit back against the government over plans to increase live cattle exports to Indonesia.