News: RHL Ruralco updates on DAWR audit of co's cattle export to Vietnam

July 21 (Reuters) - Ruralco Holdings Ltd (RHL) :

• Department has directed ruralco's live export business, frontier, to cease

  further supply of feeder and slaughter cattle into Vietnam"

• DAWR is currently auditing all Australian exporters with supply arrangements

  for feeder and slaughter cattle into vietnamese market

• The department has identified areas for improvement around animal control
• Frontier is not aware of any instances of inhumane treatment of cattle in its

  supply chain

• Only two future shipments to Vietnam were scheduled for completion this

  financial year"