Australia’s beef exports rose to 81,050 tonnes last month, the largest January volume on record, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.

Lamb exports fell 4%, while mutton exports lifted 17%. Despite the decline, January 2025 lamb export numbers still reached the second largest on record for January. 

Exports of Australian goatmeat increased 67% from last year to 4,044 tonnes. This is the largest January goatmeat export figure on record and 41% higher than the previous January record (set in 2017).

The US was the largest market for beef, lamb and goat, while China was the largest market for mutton.

Australian beef now claims a 45% market share in Korea.

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