date:Aug 08, 2012
The report showed that this contraction was primarily driven by the decline of live cattle exports, which more than halved to 10,772t, from 23,148t in 2011. This was partly attributed to export restrictions imposed on live cattle exports to Angola by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, which allow each exporter to export only five cattle per year. As a result, exports of live cattle to Angola fell from 2,436 in 2008 to 471 in the first six months of 2012. The market share of live ex