Mutton Export Summary May 2024

May 2024 saw a 15% lift in total mutton export flows from Australia from the levels seen during April 2024 with 21,664 tonnes swt reported shipped during May. This is the second highest monthly export volumes for Aussie mutton on record, coming in just 1.2% under the record month set in November 2019 of 21,929 tonnes. Compared to the five-year average for May the current trade volumes are sitting nearly 81% higher than the average trend.

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