Indonesia lifts ban on Australian cattle imports; live cattle imports to resume immediately

Indonesia bought about 56 per cent of Australia’s total live cattle exports in 2021–22, Indonesian data showed.

JAKARTA (Bloomberg/Reuters): Indonesia has lifted its ban on Australian cattle imports, while calling on the cattle exporter to tighten inspections to ensure the shipments are free of disease.

Shipments from banned farms are allowed starting on Friday, according to Indonesia’s head of agriculture quarantine agency, Bambang, who goes by one name.