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Jackie Jarvis accepts federal live sheep export ban but industry says fight not over

The federal government is continuing its plan to end live export in WA. (Supplied: Rural Export and Trading WA)

Western Australia Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis says farmers need to face a future without live sheep exports after backing down from a fight with her federal counterpart.

Federal Labor confirmed its plan to end Australia's $92 million live sheep trade in the weeks leading up to last year's federal election.

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