Paul Kirby, Minister for Agribusiness and Fisheries (NT), Media Release, 10 September 2023

The announcement that Indonesia will lift its live cattle export suspension with immediate effect is welcomed.

With Malaysia recently making the same announcement, this means our critical live cattle industry can return to normal export routes as quickly as possible.

This has been an intense period and the disruption to our industry has been acknowledged.

I’d specifically like to thank the NT Cattlemen’s Association and NT Live Exporters for their considered advocacy and patience through this time.

I’d also to thank our hard-working local Department staff, our Federal counterparts and Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries staff for their unrelenting efforts across the last few weeks.

Indonesia is an important trade partner for Australia and the Northern Territory and we thank their officials for their collaborative approach to resolving this issue as quickly as possible.