China dominates Australian sheepmeat imports in June as supply tightens

Vernon Graham
Updated July 9 2019 - 9:00am, first published July 8 2019 - 3:00pm
CHINA DEMAND: China took a third of Australia's sheepmeat exports in June, driven in part by a shortfall in its domestic pork production by an outbreak of African swine flu.
CHINA DEMAND: China took a third of Australia's sheepmeat exports in June, driven in part by a shortfall in its domestic pork production by an outbreak of African swine flu.

The tightening screws on supply reined in Australia's sheepmeat exports in June which were completely dominated by protein-hungry China.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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