Australia exported an estimated 60,000 cattle in May, about 34 percent below the five-year-average for the month, with 60 percent of total exports destined for Indonesia.
A livestock ship loading in Darwin
Official data released this week from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) puts total cattle exports for the month at 49,998 head.
However, DAFF”s figures appear to under-report export numbers from Darwin by about 10,000 head compared to final numbers for the month reported by the Port of Darwin, suggesting overall cattle exports in May were closer to 60,000…
