Pastoral and Graziers Association (PGA) president Rob Gillam said he shared the concern of exporters and was extremely worried about the future of the industry.

He said if exporters were unable to reach the requirements set by the Federal Government in the Bill Farmer Review then the impact it would have on the industry would be detrimental.

"It will be a huge disruption to the trade if the standards are not met and the trade is forced to stop," Mr Gillam said.

"It will probably be as bad or worse as the live cattle ban to Indonesia."

Mr Gillam said he shared the view of exporters that the government could be regulating the industry to its death.

"You just wonder if they are not banning the trade through regulation," he said.

"It is in danger of being regulated to death.

"It is a huge concern if the Federal Government is going to put in place the protocols it has and, bearing in mind 75 per cent of the trade needs to be up to standard by February 29, it needs to be supporting the exporters who are trying to do their thing because we certainly can't afford to allow this trade to just fall over."

Mr Gillam said it was even more alarming that other countries were already looking at these markets especially as many WA sheep producers bred specifically for the Middle East market.

"I would be very concerned if the SCA is not in place so that the trade can't proceed," he said.

"They are all established markets and if the Federal Government is not holding up its side of the government to government dialogue - which is such a necessary part of it - then that is very worrying."

WAFarmers president Mike Norton was just as concerned about the future of the industry but said it was the hand the industry was dealt.

"The live shippers have been making a lot of noise about the Middle East and how the processes are unworkable and there are going to be considerable problems especially with sheep," Mr Norton said.