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Live Animals & Animal Products
Sell offers and buy requests for Live Animals & Animal Products, posted by companies and agreed directly between them.
About Live Animals & Animal Products trade
This group covers live cattle, sheep, goats, camels and horses, and the meat, fish and other products that come from animals. Buyers are breeders, farms, feedlots, slaughterhouses, meat processors and importing traders. Rules differ strongly by country: health certificates, vaccination records, quarantine periods and halal or other slaughter requirements decide whether a deal can be done at all.
Products
Live Cattle · Sheep · Goats · Camels · Horses
Bulk Live Animals & Animal Products offers: FOB, CFR and CIF terms available
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Who trades Live Animals & Animal Products in the world
Looking at the 5 products of this group together, the largest exporting countries in 2024 were France, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and the largest importing countries were United States, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong. Open a product to see the figures for that product alone.
| Top exporting countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| France | USD 2 billion |
| Canada | USD 1.7 billion |
| Mexico | USD 1.3 billion |
| Brazil | USD 956 million |
| China | USD 933 million |
| United States | USD 897 million |
| Top importing countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| United States | USD 3.7 billion |
| Italy | USD 1.7 billion |
| Saudi Arabia | USD 1.3 billion |
| Hong Kong | USD 1.1 billion |
| Turkey | USD 897 million |
| United Kingdom | USD 569 million |
Source: OEC (BACI/CEPII), 2024. Sums of the main trading countries of each product in the group; by every mode of transport, not only by sea.
How Live Animals & Animal Products is shipped
Live animals are carried on purpose-built livestock carriers or, for small numbers, by air. Frozen meat and fish travel in reefer containers or on refrigerated ships at a fixed temperature. Because the cargo is perishable, the loading window and the discharge port's import rules are part of the contract.
What buyers and sellers compare
For live animals buyers compare breed, age, weight range and health status. For meat they compare the cut, the grade, the packing, the shelf life, the plant approval numbers and the cold-chain records. The importing country's veterinary rules should be checked before a price is agreed.
When the terms are agreed, you can explore suitable vessels on Shipfixing.
Questions about Live Animals & Animal Products
Do importing countries accept animals from any origin?
No. Many countries only accept animals from approved origins that are free of certain diseases, and require a health certificate and sometimes a quarantine period. Check the import conditions of the destination country before signing.
How is frozen meat shipped?
In refrigerated containers or reefer ships kept at about minus 18 degrees Celsius, with temperature records that the buyer can check on arrival.