June 17, 2014

Australia's live cattle exports hit new high in April 

Australia's live cattle export of 170,435 head in April is more than double of last year's level and has set a new high in monthly volume, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

It pushed the fiscal year-to-April number up 89% on-year to 921,273 head, with increased demand reported across most export markets.

Indonesia was once again the largest live cattle market, taking 80,428 head in April, up 45% from April 2013 levels, carrying the volume for July 2013 to April 2014 up 140%, reaching 493,874 head.

The second largest export market was Russia, demanding 29,647 head for the month, with the fiscal year-to-April volume twice as much as the corresponding period in 2013, at 47,735 head.

Live cattle exports to China totalled 18,355 head, lifting the current 10-month fiscal period 66% higher to 72,583 head.

Aggregate shipments to Israel totalled 17,200 head in April (up 116%), taking the fiscal year-to-April to 96,691 head (up 124%).