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Sudanese government said it would export 1,8 million heads of cattle to Saudi Arabia in 2016. According to director of El-Khowai animal quarantine in West Kordofan state Ahmed Adam Younis, 300,000 sheep have been exported to Saudi Arabia between January and April of this year. He told the official news agency (SUNA) that sheep export to Saudi Arabia is going according to plan, saying that additional 1,500,000 sheep would be exported during this year [...] Sudan’s animal wealth is Africa’s second largest. The national herd is estimated around 140 million heads of cattle.

Sudan’s Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Pastures on Tuesday said it plans to export 6,3 million heads of cattle in 2016 and expected the total revenue to reach more than $1 billion. Sudan’s animal wealth is Africa’s second largest. The national herd is estimated around 140 million heads of cattle. In its 2016 plan, the ministry said it would export 6,353,619 heads of cows, sheep, goats and camels besides 32,405 tons of meat. Earlier this month, the Sudanese government said it would export 1,8 million heads of cattle to Saudi Arabia in 2016 [...] According to the ministry, the revenue from the cattle exports would reach $903,673,000 million while the meat exports are expected to yield $155,447,775 besides $19,775,432 from the leather exports. The ministry’s plan expects that the total revenue from the export of cattle, meat and leather would reach $1,078,895,207.