June 30, 2025

The Indonesian government's decision to lift quota restrictions on live cattle imports has officially taken effect, a minister confirmed on June 25.

"Restrictions on live cattle have been abolished, so imports are no longer limited," said Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, adding that the policy is aimed at strengthening national food security.

On June 15, Hasan stated that the government had chosen to ease live cattle import regulations to ensure adequate supplies of both beef and milk.

He explained that the move is also intended to give the domestic dairy processing industry greater opportunities to boost production, improve product quality, and enhance the resilience of supply chains from upstream to downstream.

Earlier in January, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono announced the government's plan to import two million live cattle over the next five years.

"Our target for the next five years is to import 1.2 million dairy cattle and more than 800,000 beef cattle," he said.

This year alone, Indonesia aims to import 250,000 live cattle to support its dairy and beef supplies.

- Antara News