A ten-year hiatus on livestock trade between Australia and Saudi Arabia has been broken with the Middle East kingdom now welcoming Australian exports again. Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said on April 7 that Australia has been working with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on the arrangements. “My department has been working closely with their counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure that these new arrangements meet Saudi Arabia’s requirements and ensure the health and welfare of the exported animals,” Littleproud said. The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) thanked Littleproud for securing the opportunity for the country’s livestock producers. “Securing access to Saudi Arabia has been an enormous task for industry,” ALEC CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton said. “This will not only enable exporters to provide food security to the Saudi people but will assist sheep and goat producers in having greater global market opportunities to a market we once had a …