{"id":20815,"date":"2024-07-18T09:51:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=20815"},"modified":"2024-07-18T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T09:58:20","slug":"australias-live-sheep-exports-ban-earns-defence-at-food-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/07\/18\/australias-live-sheep-exports-ban-earns-defence-at-food-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s live sheep exports ban earns defence at food forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt on July 17, 2024 took an early opportunity to defend Australia\u2019s\u00a0live sheep exports by the sea<\/u><\/a>\u00a0ban at the Global Food Forum in Brisbane.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brisbane in northeast Australia is hosting over 400 world agricultural leaders to discuss innovations and technology in farming. The differently-themed forum nevertheless presents Australia with an opportunity to defend the ban two weeks after it passed into law. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, Mr. Watt cited how live exports have declined by 90%<\/u><\/a> in two decades while packed meat shipments have quadrupled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sea-bound live sheep shipments slumped from 6.5 million head in the 2001-02 fiscal year to 652,000 in the 2022-23 period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debate on Australia\u2019s Live Sheep Export Ban<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Debate has attended the government\u2019s mid-May 2024 announcement of a May 2028 end of live sheep sea exports over animal welfare concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was in fulfillment to a 2022 election promise by Murray\u2019s administration to phase out live sheep conveyance by sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a conciliatory note, the government also set aside A$107 million ($72.096 million) to affected farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, an Independent Panel has been reviewing the ban progress and farmers have aired views on an\u00a0official page<\/u><\/a>. According to ministerial data, 70% of West Australians on the debate page said they supported the ban.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this leaves out many others who fear meat\u00a0price\u00a0<\/u><\/a>uncertainty and development slowdown in towns that depend on sheep trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest major development was on July 1, 2024<\/u><\/a> when the country passed the live sheep export phaseout amendment into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the passing of the law by the Senate and the House of Representatives, sheep farmers erupted with dissenting views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In summary, Australia intends to end live sheep shipments by the sea, hence the persuasive address position in Brisbane. To learn more about the country\u2019s larger sheep facts, below are complementary statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia Sheep Statistics <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The sheep industry in Australia is one of the biggest globally and a source of income for many ranchers. According to the United Nations, Australia had 68,047,402<\/u><\/a> head of sheep in 2021, the third biggest worldwide. In contrast, China had the biggest flock in 2021 at 186,376,976 <\/u><\/a>followed by India at 74,285,168 head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is the biggest sheep region in Australia<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0The Western region of Australia leads in sheep rearing nationwide with an industry, worth A$1.35 billion<\/a>\u00a0($909.23 million) in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much packed sheep meat (mutton) does Australia export per year<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the World Bank, Australia led frozen boned sheep meat exports in 2021 at\u00a062.789 million tonnes,\u00a0<\/u><\/a>worth $456.41 million. In comparison, neighboring New Zealand came second the same year with half the volume, at 31.186 million tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Australia\u2019s ranking in live sheep exports<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though phasing out its live sheep exports by sea by 2028, Australia is still among the top 10 exporters. In 2022, the Oceania country ranked 7th<\/sup> (when including the leader, the European Union, as one) with 524,908 head<\/u><\/a> of sheep worth $56.906 million. Comparatively, the EU topped exports at 2,811,770 head<\/u><\/a> followed by Romania at 2,290,240 head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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