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While for many products Australia's isolation has made accessing international markets difficult - However for our rural industry , it has also brought some benefits.
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Background While for many products Australia's isolation has made accessing international markets difficult. However for our rural industry , it has also brought some benefits. The natural barriers of the sea, and the fact that no cloven-footed animals were present prior to European settlement, have kept Australia free from most major livestock diseases. This has allowed Australia to remain free of the major diseases that afflict the livestock of many countries (ie, BSE). This offers enormous benefits to Australia's primary producers, both in terms of reduced production costs and also ability to export. Australia's excellent health status means that compared with most other countries, the export of livestock is relatively straightforward. Australian Sheep Livestock Export Australia is the largest sheep livestock exporting country in the world, exporting annually around 6.1 million sheep. Current value of these exports stands at AUS $414million. The majority of Live Sheep (98%) travel to over 11 Middle East...
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