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 16 May 2019)

**Total chilled and frozen meat exported in May 2019 (kilograms shipped weight)**
Area	Chilled beef/ veal	Total beef/veal	Mutton	Lamb	Goat	Pork	Fancy meats	Total
European Union (EU)	863092	935970	86377	501692	0	0	137	1524177
Other western Europe	24405	24405	654	42908	0	0	0	67967
Eastern Europe	0	0	9997	26000	0	0	0	35997
USA East Coast	1931690	7581054	579376	1855066	466649	0	251673	10733818
USA West Coast	807918	4362076	125242	857698	91476	0	22001	5458494
Canada East Coast	21785	569029	48342	385826	38474	0	22859	1064531
Canada West Coast	20784	44762	0	197044	29602	0	15000	286408
Japan	5947468	13306285	290826	590254	0	0	1019070	15206435
Korea	1469058	6878403	90951	672473	55830	23071	1242646	8963374
Taiwan	240916	1028247	235603	114382	111416	0	144269	1633917
Other Asia	1775688	15495062	3508001	4610704	21042	655908	4263376	28554092
Middle East	558618	1512151	1244840	4059133	0	194	1113898	7930216
Other destinations	77888	582538	438690	1281507	166684	299288	983731	3752437
Total Aus	13739310	52319983	6658899	15194685	981173	978460	9078662	85211862

2019 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.

April

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1904 mesp [29 KB]	1904 fesp [21 KB]	1904 cesp [20 KB]
57 Destination Report	1904 m57dest [32 KB]	1904 f57dest [33 KB]	1904 c57dest [30 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1904 mlp [15 KB]	1904 flp [17 KB]	1904 clp [15 KB]
Comparison Table		1904 fcom [29 KB]	1904 ccom [28 KB]
Air Freight	1904 mair [19 KB]	1904 fair [21 KB]	1904 cair [19 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1904_mf9 [24 KB]	1904_ff9 [25 KB]	1904_cf9 [24 KB]

March

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1903 mesp [22 KB]	1903 fesp [21 KB]	1903 cesp [20 KB]
57 Destination Report	1903 m57dest [31 KB]	1903 f57dest [33 KB]	1903 c57dest [30 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1903 mlp [18 KB]	1903 flp [16 KB]	1903 clp [16 KB]
Comparison Table		1903 fcom [29 KB]	1903 ccom [30 KB]
Air Freight	1903 mair [19 KB]	1903 fair [20 KB]	1903 cair [19 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1903_mf9 [18 KB]	1903_ff9 [17 KB]	1903_cf9 [16 KB]

February

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1902 mesp [22 KB]	1902 fesp [21 KB]	1902 cesp [20 KB]
57 Destination Report	1902 m57dest [31 KB]	1902 f57dest [33 KB]	1902 c57dest [30 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1902 mlp [18 KB]	1902 flp [16 KB]	1902 clp [16 KB]
Comparison Table		1902 fcom [29 KB]	1902 ccom [30 KB]
Air Freight	1902 mair [19 KB]	1902 fair [20 KB]	1902 cair [19 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1902_mf9 [18 KB]	1902_ff9 [17 KB]	1902_cf9 [16 KB]

January

Title	Month	Fiscal YTD	Calendar YTD
Exports by State of Production	1901 mesp [20 KB]	1901 fesp [21 KB]	1901 cesp [20 KB]
57 Destination Report	1901 m57dest [32 KB]	1901 f57dest [33 KB]	1901 c57dest [30 KB]
Exports by Load Port	1901 mlp [15 KB]	1901 flp [17 KB]	1901 clp [15 KB]
Comparison Table		1901 fcom [29 KB]	1901 ccom [28 KB]
Air Freight	1901 mair [19 KB]	1901 fair [21 KB]	1901 cair [19 KB]
Processed Meat Exports	1901_mf9 [24 KB]	1901_ff9 [25 KB]	1901_cf9 [24 KB]

Older reports

See End-of-month meat export reports published in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 1997-2012

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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Contact the media team

Last reviewed:

17 May 2019