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Meat

The Victorian meat industry is one of Victoria's and Australia's major food industry sectors.

The meat industry in Victoria:

  • contributes approximately 21 percent of Australia's meat industry turnover
  • is Victoria's second largest food sector
  • employs 12,275 people, which is about 22 percent of the national meat industry workforce
  • Victoria's meat processing exports $1.370 billion in 2006/07

Halal Meat

Information around Halal certification and process.



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External Links

Meat and Livestock Australia
(www.mla.com.au) MLA provides research and development, market information and marketing programs designed to benefit beef, sheepmeat and goatmeat industry participants.

Department of Primary Industries - Farming Industries & Programs
(dpi.vic.gov.au) Find out more about industries and programs assisted and sponsored by DPI
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