Industry stakeholders, government representatives, animal welfare groups and the general public have a keen interest in Australia’s livestock export industry. As well as being heavily regulated, a significant amount of data about the industry’s performance is publicly available.

This report brings together many of the key statistics for 2023, such as species exported, destinations, and delivery rates. It also provides information about the industry’s activities in areas of most interest to the community, as identified in a series of national surveys conducted since 2019.

LIVEXCollect is the platform approved by the livestock export regulator – the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department) – for reporting data from pre-export quarantine yards, sea voyages and air exports. It is the source used for the majority of export statistics in this report.