Final report

September exports of Australian beef rose 22% year-on-year (YoY) to 139,012 tonnes. This is the second-highest monthly export figure on record, resulting in the most recent quarter being the largest quarter for beef exports on record, at 425,018 tonnes.

Beef exports lifted 11% year-on-year (YoY) to 135,571 tonnes. This is the largest August volume on record, and the second largest overall monthly volume on record after the July volume. Most of this month’s lift came from North Asia. The United States (US) remained the largest market for the month, with exports easing 1% YoY to 40,754 tonnes. The consistently high 2025 export results continue to reflect strong US demand.

Lamb exports fell 4% from January last year to 24,177 tonnes. Despite the decline, January 2025 export numbers still reached the second largest on record for January. This is broadly in line with the high slaughter volumes seen towards the end of 2024.

Australia’s live cattle trade strengthened in FY2024–25, lifting 4% from FY2023–24 to 779,541 head. This represents the highest export figure since 2021 and signifies both a consistent supply of northern Australian cattle and solid export market demand.

Lamb Australian lamb exports for September totalled just over 19,700 tonnes shipped weight (swt), up 13% year-on-year (DAWR). Shipments to the US and China, two of the largest markets (on volume basis) for Australian lamb, increased 25% and 30% from last year to 39,940 tonnes swt and 35,047 tonnes swt,...

Live cattle exports have made a strong start to 2019, with total shipments up 14% year-on-year at 354,000 head.

Australian beef exports in March totalled more than 90,000 tonnes shipped weight – almost identical to shipments in the same month the year prior, and a 6% lift from beef exports in February.