Australian exporters are unclear how they will be affected by changes prompted by butcher strikes in Indonesia over high beef prices
Strikes by butchers over the price of beef have led the Indonesian government to seek to import more cattle into the country, but Australian exporters are still awaiting confirmation on how the changes will affect them.
Indonesian trade minister Rachmat Gobel has increased the number of permits for the importation of live cattle, Indonesian news outlets have reported, less than a month after Jakarta announced it would slash permits for Australia by 80% from 250,000 head of cattle to just 50,000 this quarter.
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Source: The Guardian Circular Economy RSS