China's taste for Aussie lamb and mutton keeps growing stronger

Vernon Graham
November 7 2019 - 5:00pm
SWINE OF A PROBLEM: A disastrous outbreak of African swine fever in China has slashed domestic pork production and increased demand for Australian sheepmeat.
SWINE OF A PROBLEM: A disastrous outbreak of African swine fever in China has slashed domestic pork production and increased demand for Australian sheepmeat.

China and the United States took half of Australia's lamb exports in October as total global shipments rose 29 per cent month-on-month to 26,383 tonnes.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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