Rise of Indonesia as a beef export market and what it means for cattle live-ex

The rise of Indonesia as Australian beef's fifth largest market has sparked questions around whether the valuable live cattle trade is being replaced. Expert opinion is the two will grow side-by-side. Beef exports to Indonesia set an all-time record in October after a run of significant monthly increases. Australia is now sending double the volume to Indonesia that it was this time last year and a whopping six times more than in 2021. President of the Queensland Live Exporters Association Greg Pankhurst feels it is unlikely the demand for processed beef from Australia would cut into live export demand within the next ten years. Mr Pankhurst has 30 years of experience in Indonesian feedlotting and runs Lampung Livestock Consultancy. He said the top 20 per cent of income earners in Indonesia would increasingly demand more imported boxed product. "There are 280 million people in Indonesia who eat an average of 2 kilograms of beef each per year," Mr Pankhurst said. "The top 20pc of ...