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Indonesia plans to reduce cattle imports from Australia

Indonesia is planning to expand cattle imports from South Africa and Mexico to reduce its complete reliance on supply from Australia, Secretary General of the Ministry of Trade Suhanto has said.
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Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia is planning to expandcattle imports from South Africa and Mexico to reduce its complete reliance onsupply from Australia, Secretary General of the Ministry of Trade Suhanto has said.

According to Suhanto, Indonesia is in the process of tradenegotiations with Mexico on an agreement to import cattle to ensure supply fordomestic demand. Meanwhile, the plan to import 50,000 cattle from South Africawas mentioned by Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister LuhutBinsar Panjaitan at his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Suhanto said the import of cattle from both South Africa andMexico will be implemented so that Indonesia will not completely rely on supplyfrom Australia as Australian cattle prices tend to increase every year,affecting domestic prices.

Data from Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)shows that Australia is the largest exporter of cattle to Indonesia. In 2017,Australia's cattle imports to Indonesia reached 85,192 tonnes. By 2018, thisnumber had increased to 100,623 tonnes, and in 2019 it was 122,684 tonnes. In2020, Indonesia imported 105,160 tonnes but in the following year,  it imported 122,863 tonnes./.

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