Houthi, Red Sea security fears stall Fremantle cattle shipment to Israel
ABCA consignment of 4,000 cattle due to be shipped to Israel has been waiting a month for approval from Australia's live export regulator to depart Fremantle. The cattle were due to sail to Israel around South Africa to avoid the conflict-prone Red Sea, where Houthi forces have been attacking global shipping passing through the Gulf of Aden. "It's a good market for the WA cattle industry, it tends to be a price setter for people that are mustering later in the year," he said. Israel takes younger WA cattle for feedlotting Brazil shipments replacing Australian cattle Global meat trade analyst Simon Quilty from Agritrends said, of the 360,000 head of cattle exported live out of Australia so far this year, the bulk had sailed to Indonesia and Vietnam. But he said in contrast, Brazil had significantly increased its live cattle exports to Israel, shipping 184,000 head in six months this year, in comparison to 137,000 shipped for all of last year.
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