The study was commissioned by the Livestock Export Program (LEP) to provide access to accurate, independent and timely market intelligence to assist producers servicing the live export market to both; maximise profitability in the short to medium term, and to plan for the future.

The study was commissioned by the Livestock Export Program (LEP) to provide access to accurate, independent and timely market intelligence to assist producers servicing the live export market to both; maximise profitability in the short to medium term, and to plan for the future. A report template for the cattle and sheep/goats export industries was developed to assist the communication and information sources were established to assist with the forecasting. The market forecasting service looks to identify movements in export volumes, market specifications, live cattle export prices and key currencies over the medium term (one year forward).