Kuwait's Al Mawashi looking beyond Australia for sheep imports-CEO

KUWAIT, May 23 (Reuters) - Kuwait's Livestock Transport andTrading (Al Mawashi) is in talks with possible newsheep exporters following the introduction of legislation inAustralia's parliament to ban the export of live sheep, itschief executive said on Wednesday.

"Our trust in Australia as a supplier of sheep to Kuwait hasweakened," CEO Usama Khaled Boodai told a press conference.

He said Al Mawashi, a top importer of Australian sheep, wasin talks with South Africa, Sudan and Horn of Africa countriesas part of its efforts to diversify its sources of livestock andaimed to start alternative imports this year.(Reporting by Ahmed Hagagy; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous; Editingby Katie Paul)