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27 January 2016
Australian goat exports in December declined 7% on the corresponding period the previous year, to 2,865 tonnes swt (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources).

07 June 2016
Australian beef and veal exports during May were the highest for any month so far in 2016, but were still 14% lower than one year earlier, at 100,844 tonnes shipped weight (swt) – Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. This is almost right on the five-year (2011-2015) average for May – 100,074 tonnes swt – which included extremes of production during herd rebuilding early on and drought-induced liquidation at the end of the period.

18 January 2024
In 2023, exports of both lamb and mutton were the highest ever, at 326,014 tonnes and 209,580 tonnes respectively.

04 May 2017
Already tight lamb supplies were exacerbated by a run of short trading weeks in April. Across the eastern states, the...

07 April 2016
Australian mutton exports in March declined 3% on the corresponding month last year, to 15,144 tonnes swt (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources).

05 November 2015
As a result of progressively declining cattle slaughter over the past few months, and slower trade to some markets, Australian beef exports edged lower again in October.

07 April 2016
Australian mutton exports in March declined 3% on the corresponding month last year, to 15,144 tonnes swt (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources).

04 May 2017
Holidays bite into beef exports

15 August 2019
A prolonged shortage of goats has seen year-to-June goat slaughter back 19% from the same period in 2018 and 21% below the 5-year average

07 June 2016
May often represents a high point in Australian beef production and exports, with increased cattle turnoff ahead of winter, and 2016 appears to be in a similar situation.