Australian Livestock Export Industry
The Livestock Export Program invests Australian farmer and exporter levies into programs to improve the trade.
These include:
- Market access and trade development to improve Australia’s trade relationships with overseas customers and governments.
- Industry capability to ensure quality processes are maintained from the farm to overseas markets.
- Livestock management and welfare to provide training, education and infrastructure upgrades in the markets we export to.
- Research and development to improve animal welfare on-farm, during transport and in overseas markets.
For many years Australia has been a valuable food source for countries around the world. Many countries do not have the resources or geography to efficiently produce livestock to feed their people, and Australia is able to meet this overseas demand for live, chilled and boxed meat products.
The livestock trade provides much needed protein for global communities, and supports the livelihood of thousands of Australian farming families and communities.
Australia’s livestock export industry is recognised as having the highest animal welfare standards for livestock export, and is committed to maintaining our reputation as the best in the world.
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