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HomeHow You Can HelpCampaigns & IssuesLive ExportsACIL Tasman Report

ACIL Tasman Report

• ACIL Tasman Report 1: The value of live sheep exports from Western Australia
  
• ACIL Tasman Report 2: Economic analysis of Australian live sheep and sheep meat trade

RSPCA Australia commissioned respected economists, ACIL Tasman, to look at the farm-level adjustments that would be required if live sheep exports from Western Australia were phased out.

This report provides reliable information about the real value of live sheep exports.

The key findings include:

• The value of live sheep exports to farmers and the economy is very small compared to other rural commodities
• Now is the time to signal a phase out of live sheep exports because the industry is already undergoing major structural reform
• Farmers are already moving away from live sheep exports and into more profitable areas such as prime lamb and cropping
• On mixed farming businesses there are many uses for sheep and the transition for farmers from live sheep to sheep meat is relatively simple
• Phasing out live sheep exports won't affect the price of lamb or mutton in the long-term
• The farm-level adjustments required to phase out live sheep exports would not be extensive compared to changes already underway in the industry.

The RSPCA believes this Report will inform a proper debate about a phase out of live sheep exports from Australia.

Downloads

• ACIL Tasman Report 1
  
• Fact Sheet 1 - Q&A
• Fact Sheet 2 - Executive Summary
• Fact Sheet 3 - Financial Performance of Broadacre Farms
• Fact Sheet 4 - Farm Level Adjustments
• Fact Sheet 5 - The Next Steps
• Fact Sheet 6 - Overview of the Live Export industry

A second report by ACIL Tasman takes the issue a step further. The World Society for Protection of Animals comissioned this report to investigate the Australian sheep meat trade. This Report revealed the negative economic impact of live sheep exports and warned that potential value adding opportunities were being lost due to trade distortions in the live sheep export trade.

• View ACIL Tasman Report 2
  

Related pages

• Get On Board campaign page
• Live Exports campaign page
• Knowledgebase article: Why is the RSPCA opposed to the live export trade?