Australia is the world's biggest goat meat exporter, but Australians are among the least likely in the world to eat it.

Producers and scientists are working to put more goat on Australian plates by looking at genetics and finding new ways to use the meat.

Australia produces about 44 per cent of the world's goat meat exports, according to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), and in 2024, there were nearly 3.5 million goats slaughtered, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

MLA's 2025 global goat meat snapshot said Australian production had increased by 248 per cent since 2020.

But in the past, only 9 per cent of domestic goat meat has been consumed locally.

Goat is the most eaten meat in the world.

You just can't beat a well cooked goat meat ragu.

I love goat , it’s an extremely healthy meat but do find it challenging to  cook.

It can also be very expensive to buy.

I doubt without a huge budget for an advertising campaign it would struggle to find a decent market in Australia  and why would you bother if you already have a huge overseas market your product?

Daves2017 wrote on Oct 1^st, 2025 at 9:37am:



long and slow cook