AUSTRALIAN cattle shipments fell to 43,474 head in June, a 53 percent decline on the five-year-average for the month, according to shipping data released earlier today.
Exports to Indonesia, which is experiencing a fast spreading outbreak of foot and mouth disease, totalled 25,730 head for the month, 48 percent below the five year average.
Shipments to Vietnam remained subdued at just 7828 head for the month, 64 percent below the five year average, while monthly trade of breeding and dairy…