Mercado's Live Export report
- By: "Farm Tender" News
- Ag Tech News
- Apr 20, 2018
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Read the full report here - https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/490213/Reports/Live%20Sheep%20Exports.pdf
Key findings:
• The current live sheep export trade volume represents a third of the sheep and
lamb offtake in Western Australia each year
• Price interdependence has been shown to exist between WA Trade Lamb, WA
Mutton and Live Export markets that is comparable to the relationship that
exists between WA and East coast markets
• Capacity constraints exist, in terms of available land and shearer availability,
when diverting live export volumes into the wool producing sector in WA
• A proposed increase in the domestic sale and processing of WA sheep and lamb
on account of a ban on live exports could see price declines in the magnitude of
18-35% for WA producers
• The lost revenue to WA producers of a ban on live sheep exports would be in the vicinity of $80 to $150 million dollars
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