Should NZ resume live sheep exports?

Live exports could increase the profitability of sheep farming, says David Carter.

Negotiations to resume exports of live sheep for slaughter are continuing but Agriculture Minister David Carter says a ban will remain unless they meet the highest welfare standards.

A voluntary moratorium on exports was imposed immediately after an incident in 2003 when more than 50,000 Australian sheep were refused permission to unload in Saudi Arabia and were left adrift at sea for nearly three months.

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