Camel milk demand rises, bringing 'health benefits'; Australia can help

Compared with cow's milk, camel milk has five times the vitamin C and ten times the iron, according to the Australian Camel Industry Association

Marcel Steingiesser gave up a 14-year career at the world’s biggest mining company to stake his future on what he says is an even better opportunity — Australian camel milk.

That’s because while demand is growing in the US and Asia as camel milk’s purported health benefits attract drinkers outside the traditional markets in Africa and the Middle East, there simply aren’t enough camels available globally to supply the milk that retails for as much as $19 a litre ($72 a gallon) in parts of Asia.

Australia can fill that gap because it’s home to the biggest herd of wild