Pastoral Market Update - November 2025
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Live exports via Darwin Port
Notes:
- Figures are for stock exported through the Port of Darwin only; some NT stock are exported through interstate ports.
- The NT Cattle figures here have been rounded respectively and may not tally to totals.
The figures listed below are correct as at 30 November 2025 and are subject to change as further data becomes available.
| Destination | Export of ALL CATTLE (including interstate) | Export of NT CATTLE (estimate only) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | Last year to 30/11/24 | YTD to 30/11/25 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Difference | 2023 | 2024 | Last year to 30/11/24 | YTD to 30/11/25 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Difference | |
| Brunei | 3,282 | 3,480 | 760 | 1,937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,448 | 2,384 | 0 | 1,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 213,805 | 347,695 | 32,448 | 349,072 | 43,719 | 19,780 | 23,939 | 162,126 | 251,539 | 19,591 | 243,818 | 27,849 | 15,765 | 12,084 |
| Philippines | 7,495 | 8,700 | 0 | 10,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,554 | 6,600 | 0 | 7,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabah | 950 | 3,646 | 0 | 790 | 0 | 790 | -790 | 724 | 3,114 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 630 | -630 |
| Sarawak | 1,840 | 946 | 0 | 2,273 | 0 | 1,116 | -1,116 | 1,258 | 747 | 0 | 1,707 | 0 | 889 | -889 |
| Malaysia | 4,326 | 1,072 | 0 | 2,491 | 0 | 914 | -914 | 3,221 | 636 | 0 | 1,827 | 0 | 728 | -728 |
| Vietnam | 12,737 | 12,494 | 0 | 24,962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,266 | 9,161 | 0 | 17,549 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 244,435 | 378,033 | 33,208 | 391,786 | 43,719 | 22,600 | 21,119 | 184,597 | 274,181 | 19,591 | 274,510 | 27,849 | 18,012 | 9,837 |
Live cattle exports through Port of Darwin
Live cattle and buffalo exports by type
Other livestock 2025
| Destination | Buffalo | Goat | Camel | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | Nov 2025 | YTD | Nov 2025 | YTD | Nov 2025 | |
| Brunei | 1,399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 5,024 | 1,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabah | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarawak | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6,698 | 1,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Livestock movement statistics
Reports for livestock movements from NT to Interstate, within NT and Interstate to NT are updated biannually - see livestock movement statistics.
Total of all cattle through Port of Darwin
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408,269 | 379,109 | 355,355 | 283,461 | 225,775 | 244,435 | 378,033 | |
Total of all NT cattle through Port of Darwin
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273,592 | 255,555 | 271,367 | 235,106 | 178,482 | 184,597 | 274,181 |
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