Indonesia Planning To Ban Offal Imports

INDONESIA - The Indonesian Agriculture Ministry last week announced that it plans to ban imports of beef offal as part of its’ move towards beef self-sufficiency.
calendar icon 26 February 2010
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According to the Jakarta Post, the move comes soon after the announcement of a Rp 2 trillion (A$240 million) spending plan to increase domestic beef production to reach self-sufficiency by 2014.

The government expects that with imports no longer being used to meet demand, local producers will increase domestic production. Importers in Indonesia have objected to the plan, saying that the fall in supply will lead to higher prices in the domestic market.

The process of banning imports involves notification to the World Trade Organisation, at which point other countries are able to make objections.

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