Barnaby Joyce pushes for resolution of disrupted live cattle trade with Indonesia

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated October 26 2016 - 9:18am, first published October 25 2016 - 4:57pm
Australia is now the only country to export live cattle to Indonesia. Photo: Louie Douvis
Australia is now the only country to export live cattle to Indonesia. Photo: Louie Douvis
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
19 companies have now been issued with import permits. Photo: Paul Harris
19 companies have now been issued with import permits. Photo: Paul Harris
Simon Crean met with Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita in Jakarta on Monday. Photo: Joe Armao
Simon Crean met with Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita in Jakarta on Monday. Photo: Joe Armao
Australian cattle at a feedlot run by the firm PT Tanjung Unggul Mandiri in Tangerang, 25 kilometres west of Jakarta. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Australian cattle at a feedlot run by the firm PT Tanjung Unggul Mandiri in Tangerang, 25 kilometres west of Jakarta. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Australian cattle at a feedlot run by the firm PT Tanjung Unggul Mandiri in Tangerang, 25 kilometres west of Jakarta. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Australian cattle at a feedlot run by the firm PT Tanjung Unggul Mandiri in Tangerang, 25 kilometres west of Jakarta. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is pushing for negotiations over a proposed new rule disrupting the live cattle trade to Indonesia to be resolved as quickly as possible, warning any interruption to trade will hurt exporters, importers and Indonesian consumers.

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