AN exporter has applied to offload some livestock from the MV Bahijah and re-export the remaining animals to the Middle East.
The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry confirmed the exporter‘s plan in an update today and said it was assessing the application as a priority.
The initially Israel-bound shipment of sheep and cattle was recently ordered back to Australia by DAFF due to tensions in the Red Sea, despite having already diverted to an alternative route via South Africa.
Industry sources indicated that the vessel’s return to the Middle East on a revised longer route…
