# Why 2019 is a critical year for live exports - Beef Central

> Australia's live export industry faces a challenging 2019 as Labor pledges to phase out live sheep exports and final recommendations from the ASEL review are due, with draft proposals including lower stocking densities and longer quarantine periods. Trade supporters fear the rules could effectively end the trade.

- Date: 2019-01-18 · published 2019-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61039-why-2019-is-a-critical-year-for-live-exports-beef-central
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter live export rules could reduce Australian cattle shipments to Indonesia, shifting supply toward domestic processing and affecting feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2016-11-09 | [Darwin shipping ending year on wetter sail - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73803-darwin-shipping-ending-year-on-wetter-sail-beef-central.md) | +2.1% | +1.8% |
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| FCATTLE | 2020-08-06 | [U.S. farm state senators in a beef over livestock bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51748-u-s-farm-state-senators-in-a-beef-over-livestock-bill.md) | +0.3% | -4.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-10-28 | [Cattle export market dynamics shifting \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56525-cattle-export-market-dynamics-shifting-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +2.4% | -4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-06-17 | [Explainer: How four big companies control the U.S. beef industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46714-explainer-how-four-big-companies-control-the-u-s-beef-industry.md) | -1.3% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/why-2019-is-a-critical-year-for-live-exports/

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