The number of sheep headed to the Middle East could double if the trade to Saudi Arabia reopens next year, boosting the multimillion dollar industry
The live sheep export industry is worth approximately $92 million to the Australia economy.abc.net.au/news/live-sheep-export-saudi-arabia-market-reopening/102356320The number of sheep headed to the Middle East could double, as the Saudi Arabian live sheep market is on the verge of reopening.
Plans to reopen the market come as a looming ban on live exports hangs heavy over the industry, worth an estimated $92 millionPrime Minister Anthony Albanese hasAbout one million sheep are exported from Australia each year, and that could double with a reopening of the Saudi Arabian trade route.Saudi Arabia used to be Australia's largest market for live sheep.
Reopening the Saudi Arabian market has been in the pipeline for many years, but the federal government is also planning to phase out the live sheep trade.Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading Company's CEO believes it could easily supply one million sheep per year to Saudi Arabia. "They don't prefer to buy something which is ... slaughtered in Australia, transferred by aeroplane to two countries til it reaches [the Middle East]."
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