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Boost to WA's live sheep export industry on the horizon as Saudi Arabian market set to reopen

The live sheep export industry is worth approximately $92 million to the Australia economy. (Supplied: Rural Export and Trading WA)

The number of sheep headed to the Middle East could double, as the Saudi Arabian live sheep market is on the verge of reopening.

Saudi Arabia was historically Australia's largest market for sheep, taking one million sheep a year at its peak, but it cut off the relationship in 2012 in response to Australia's strict export regulations.

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