Calf exports have increased rapidly. So far this year, 20,767 calves have been exported compared with 13,412 last year. The increase is 7,355 head or 55%. The rise has lifted total live cattle exports, which now stand at 29,800, up almost 25%. In the week ending Saturday 4 March, total cattle exports were just shy of 10,000 head, double that of 2016.