Indonesia lifts ban on beef imports from Brazil

The governments of Brazil and Indonesia have agreed on the sanitary requirements to allow the export of Brazilian bone-in beef, beef offal, meat products, and meat preparations to the Asian country, according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa). Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, with around 283 million inhabitants, and its market is considered strategic for animal protein. Beef consumption in the country has been growing in recent years, driven by the increase in population income and the expansion of the urban middle class. See first-hand everything about agriculture, livestock, economy, and weather forecast: follow Canal Rural on Google News! The measure represents an important achievement for ...