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| Australia's livestock export industry - delivering improvements in Australia and overseas
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Each year the livestock export industry makes a significant contribution to the Australian economy.
• Livestock exports contribute $1.8b to Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• The industry employs 13,000 Australians across 30 different business types
• The industry pays $987 million in wages and salaries.
Between 2003 and 2008 the industry contributed $4.76 billion in export income.
The industry provides a vital source of income for thousands of farming families and communities in rural and remote Australia. Livestock exports are an important contributor to economic activity and social wellbeing in these areas. It is estimated that for every job generated in the livestock export chain another 1.6 jobs are created. There is a ‘knock-on’ effect to other businesses such as saleyards, transport operators, port and ship workers, feedlot operators, fodder suppliers, veterinarians, livestock agents, stockmen, helicopter mustering services and jobs in the finance and insurance sectors.LiveCorp, representing the interests of livestock exporters, and MLA, on behalf of livestock producers, jointly fund the Livestock Export Program which ensures Australian farmer and exporter levies are invested in programs that support and improve the livestock export trade. Programs focus on the following areas:
• Market access and trade development: improving Australia’s trade relationships with overseas customers and governments
• Industry capability: ensuring quality processes are maintained from the farm right through to overseas markets
• Livestock management and welfare: providing training, education and infrastructure upgrades in our overseas markets
• Research and development: improving animal welfare on-farm, during transport and in overseas markets.
These programs are crucial for improving animal welfare and maintaining stakeholder confidence in the livestock export industry. The general public, as well as Australian farmers, expect livestock to be properly cared for during each part of the export process.
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