2,350 imported Australian cattle will enter Indonesia for Eid

Published Mar 20, 2024

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PT RNI (Persero) Holding, an Indonesian company, is planning to import 2,350 live cattle from Australia to meet the beef demand for Eid in 2024. The cattle are expected to arrive by the end of March 2024, with 500 of them ready for immediate slaughter to provide fresh beef in the market. The company's total import plan for the year is 20,000 head of cattle. However, it will not be importing frozen beef from Brazil for Eid 2024 due to the lengthy delivery time.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Main Director of PT RNI (Persero) Holding, Frans Marganda Tambunan, said that the company will import 2,350 live cattle from Australia to meet the 2024 Eid beef needs. Meanwhile, the total planned import of live cattle throughout 2024 is 20,000 head. . According to him, people's need in the month of Eid is fresh beef. Later, the 2,350 cows will arrive at the end of March 2024. "2,350 fresh meat will arrive ahead of Eid," he said at a press conference on food availability ahead of Eid at the Ministry of BUMN, Jakarta, Wednesday (20/3/2024). Frans continued further, of the 2,350 cows ready to be slaughtered, 500 were ready to be slaughtered to meet the need for fresh beef in the market. "The 500 cows that arrived were ready to be slaughtered to help provide fresh meat. Of the 2,350 head, 25% yesterday were fit to be slaughtered," he explained. On the other hand, frozen beef imports ...

Source: Cnbcindonesia