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Malaysia continues to underpin live goat exports

Live goat exports for the first nine months of 2007 totalled 62,331 head – up 103pc year-on-year and the highest since 2002, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

While Malaysia has dominated exports during 2007, taking 74pc of total shipments, numbers to other markets have been inconsistent.

Exports to Malaysia, so far this year, stand at a record 47,497 head, with another three months of shipments still remaining for 2007.

Indonesia remains the second largest destination for Australian goats in 2007, taking shipments in May and June, of only 5,928 head.

Significant shipments throughout 2007 have also been sent to Thailand (2,300 head), Oman (1,874 head),

Singapore (1,192 head), New Zealand (1,144 head) and Brunei (1,000 head).

The largest number of goats exported live during 2007 have been sourced from NSW (21,959 head), followed by SA (14,703 head), Queensland (9,515 head) and WA (9,219 head).