Australian red meat export statistics

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Quota Unit publishes monthly statistics on red meat exports from Australia to more than 57 destination markets. See also Quota usage reports.

Latest red meat export figures (updated 18 September 2017)

**Total chilled and frozen meat exported in September 2017 (kilograms shipped weight)**
Area	Chilled beef/ veal	Total beef/veal	Mutton	Lamb	Goat	Pork	Fancy meats	Total
European Union (EU)	1003666	1003666	408277	351710	0	0	28631	1792284
Other western Europe	35889	35889	22730	61593	0	0	0	120212
Eastern Europe	0	0	58756	14020	0	0	0	72776
USA East Coast	2646267	9170411	480378	2107152	408444	0	199786	12366171
USA West Coast	625926	3283840	97968	782974	143631	0	92770	4401183
Canada East Coast	7662	663339	62224	192908	129358	0	13834	1061663
Canada West Coast	14549	75504	0	176659	142965	0	0	395128
Japan	6021500	14733353	148758	291172	20981	0	1091863	16286126
Korea	1905858	7440907	3325	374257	58493	2765	1060239	8939986
Taiwan	311481	1584382	188417	120076	156203	0	119615	2168693
Other Asia	1048663	10698280	3381745	2592654	39366	861511	4235797	21809352
Middle East	680338	1612453	2388699	3237172	0	0	776371	8014695
Other destinations	56128	704544	859279	1245040	136418	352500	1115873	4413654
Total Aus	14357927	51006568	8100559	11547384	1235859	1216776	8734777	81841923

2017 end-of-month red meat export reports

These tables provide a further breakdown of red meat exports in six formats: exports by state, exports by destination, by load port across Australia, comparison tables, meat exported via air freight and processed meat exports. All reports in Excel format.

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August

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1708 mesp [30 KB]	1708 fesp [31 KB]	1708 cesp [31 KB]
57 Destination Report	1708 m57dest [40 KB]	1708 f57dest [39 KB]	1708 c57dest [43 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1708 mlp [24 KB]	1708 flp [24 KB]	1708 clp [23 KB]
Comparison Table		1708 fcom [35 KB]	1708 ccom [34 KB]
Air Freight	1708 mair [24 KB]	1708 fair [24 KB]	1708 cair [24 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1708 mf9 [26 KB]	1708 ff9 [25 KB]	1708 cf9 [27 KB]

July

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1707 mesp [20 KB]	1707 fesp [20 KB]	1707 cesp [21 KB]
57 Destination Report	1707 m57dest [30 KB]	1707 f57dest [30 KB]	1707 c57dest [33 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1707 mlp [15 KB]	1707 flp [16 KB]	1707 clp [16 KB]
Comparison Table		1707 fcom [28 KB]	1707 ccom [29 KB]
Air Freight	1707 mair [19 KB]	1707 fair [19 KB]	1707 cair [19 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1707 mf9 [16 KB]	1707 ff9 [16 KB]	1707 cf9 [17 KB]

June

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1706 mesp [20 KB]	1706 fesp [24 KB]	1706 cesp [24 KB]
57 Destination Report	1706 m57dest [32 KB]	1706 f57dest [36 KB]	1706 c57dest [32 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1706 mlp [16 KB]	1706 flp [16 KB]	1706 clp [16 KB]
Comparison Table		1706 fcom [32 KB]	1706 ccom [28 KB]
Air Freight	1706 mair [20 KB]	1706 fair [20 KB]	1706 cair [20 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1706 mf9 [16 KB]	1706 ff9 [25 KB]	1706 cf9 [16 KB]

May

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1705 mesp [24 KB]	1705 fesp [24 KB]	1705 cesp [24 KB]
57 Destination Report	1705 m57dest [32 KB]	1705 f57dest [36 KB]	1705 c57dest [36 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1705 mlp [20 KB]	1705 flp [16 KB]	1705 clp [16 KB]
Comparison Table		1705 fcom [32 KB]	1705 ccom [32 KB]
Air Freight	1705 mair [24 KB]	1705 fair [24 KB]	1705 cair [24 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1705 mf9 [20 KB]	1705 ff9 [20 KB]	1705 cf9 [20 KB]

April

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1704 mesp [24 KB]	1704 fesp [24 KB]	1704 cesp [24 KB]
57 Destination Report	1704 m57dest [32 KB]	1704 f57dest [36 KB]	1704 c57dest [36 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1704 mlp [16 KB]	1704 flp [20 KB]	1704 clp [20 KB]
Comparison Table		1704 fcom [32 KB]	1704 ccom [32 KB]
Air Freight	1704 mair [24 KB]	1704 fair [24 KB]	1704 cair [20 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1704 mf9 [20 KB]	1704 ff9 [20 KB]	1704 cf9 [20 KB]

March

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1703 mesp [24 KB]	1703 fesp [24 KB]	1703 cesp [24 KB]
57 Destination Report	1703 m57dest [32 KB]	1703 f57dest [36 KB]	1703 c57dest [36 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1703 mlp [16 KB]	1703 flp [20 KB]	1703 clp [20 KB]
Comparison Table		1703 fcom [32 KB]	1703 ccom [32 KB]
Air Freight	1703 mair [24 KB]	1703 fair [24 KB]	1703 cair [20 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1703 mf9 [20 KB]	1703 ff9 [20 KB]	1703 cf9 [20 KB]

February

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1702 mesp [20 KB]	1702 fesp [24 KB]	1702 cesp [24 KB]
57 Destination Report	1702 m57dest [32 KB]	1702 f57dest [36 KB]	1702 c57dest [32 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1702 mlp [16 KB]	1702 flp [16 KB]	1702 clp [16 KB]
Comparison Table		1702 fcom [32 KB]	1702 ccom [28 KB]
Air Freight	1702 mair [20 KB]	1702 fair [20 KB]	1702 cair [20 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1702 mf9 [16 KB]	1702 ff9 [25 KB]	1702 cf9 [16 KB]

January

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1701 mesp [29 KB]	1701 fesp [29 KB]	1701 cesp [28 KB]
57 Destination Report	1701 m57dest [38 KB]	1701 f57dest [41 KB]	1701 c57dest [38 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1701 mlp [24 KB]	1701 flp [24 KB]	1701 clp [24 KB]
Comparison Table		1701 fcom [37 KB]	1701 ccom [36 KB]
Air Freight	1701 mair [27 KB]	1701 fair [28 KB]	1701 cair [27 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1701 mf9 [24 KB]	1701 ff9 [25 KB]	1701 cf9 [24 KB]

Older reports

See End-of-month meat export reports published in 2016, 2015 and 2014.

For older reports, access the Australian Government Web Archive.

Contact us

For any queries or for assistance with these reports, contact the Quota Unit:

Phone: 02 6272 4068
Email: Quota Admin

Call 1800 900 090 Make a general inquiry
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Last reviewed:

19 Sep 2017