Australia is well on track to have its biggest year for mutton exports. China has been the nation's biggest customer.
Australia is well on track to have its biggest year for mutton exports, with more than 200,000 tonnes sent overseas in the first 10 months of 2024.According to Meat and Livestock Australia , the nation has processed nearly 1 million sheep over the past four weeks, which is up 42 per cent on the same period last year, and up 72 per cent on the same period in 2022.
"The biggest market this year for mutton has been China, where we've exported almost 67,000 tonnes so far this year, followed by Malaysia, the United States and Saudi Arabia." Wayne Driscoll, a livestock agent in the Wimmera region of Victoria, said demand for sheep was strong and supply was starting to fall.
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