The State of the Industry 2017 for the first time highlights our industry’s strong economic credentials and cultural value to Australian consumers. These include:

• We are the leading exporter of beef and goat meat, we are second only to New Zealand in exporting sheep meat & are the third largest livestock exporter worldwide
• Australians eat four times more beef and six times more sheepmeat compared to the rest of the world
• We employ 405, 000 Australians directly and indirectly
• We contribute 18 billion to the GDP
• We have achieved 11 per cent growth
• We are a network of 75, 000 strong businesses that have experienced 5 per cent growth