What is the price of live horses per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia live horses is between US$ 14.27 and US$ 28.53 per kilogram or between US$ 6.47 and US$ 12.94 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live horses in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for live horses is between AUD 21.46 and AUD 42.92 per kilogram or between AUD 9.73 and AUD 19.47 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia live horses is between US$ 9.99 and US$ 19.97 per kilogram or between US$ 4.53 and US$ 9.06 per pound(lb).
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Australia Live Horses Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Horses from Australia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 5.60 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant increase to 64.16 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then dropped to 59.26 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 73.89 US dollars per kg in 2020. 2021 saw the highest price of 90.04 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 71.77 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Horses from Australia in 2023 will be around 79.91 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 87.84 US dollars per kg.The live horses exports from Australia are categorised as:
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010129)
- Live asses, mules and hinnies (HS code 010120)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010111)
- Pure-bred breeding horses and asses (HS code 010110)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010119)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010121)
Australia Live Horses Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Horses into Australia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 5.60 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 64.16 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was followed by a slight decrease to 59.26 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 73.89 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 90.04 US dollars per kg in 2021, before dropping to 71.77 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Horses into Australia will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. We can predict that the import price per kilogram of Live Horses into Australia in 2023 will be around 78.91 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 85.98 US dollars per kg.Export values for Australia live horses
The total values in export for live horses in Australia were US$ 143,252, US$ 132,861, US$ 135,433 and US$ 121,305 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Australia live horses - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of live horses sold by Australia in 2020 was 1,685 tonnes. In 2019 Australia exported 2,047 tonnes of live horses. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Australia live horses (livestock category) has shrunk, with a change of -3.032 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live horses' exports decreased by -91.37% bringing the nation US$121.30m for the year 2019. Australia's live horses exports are categorised as:
- Pure-bred breeding horses and asses (HS code 010110)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010111)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010129)
- Live asses, mules and hinnies (HS code 010120)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010121)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010119)
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Australia live horses export values
In 2019, Australia exported live horses valued at 121.30m USD, a reduction of -10.44% from 2018's total live horses export of 135.433m USD. The annual change in value of Australia live horses between 2017 to 2018 was 1.936%.
The per year change in the amount of Australia's live horses exports between 2017 and 2019 was -91.37 pc in comparison to a variation of -3.032% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Australia live horses ( in '000$ )
Australia's top export markets for live horses are Malaysia, United Kingdom (UK), Indonesia, the Netherlands and South Korea.
Australia imported 2,189 tonnes of live horses in 2019.