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Imports of Beef It Up One fifth of Needs TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Agriculture Suswono sure next year the volume of imports of meat can be reduced to only 17.5 percent of the total national requirement. Therefore, the results of the census of the Central Bureau of Statistics, which mentions the local cattle population has reached 14.8 million birds, 80 percent judged to meet national needs.
"Later next year is expected to import up to 20 percent," he said, Monday, December 19, 2011.
The government has set a quota beef imports next year by 85 thousand tons or 17.5 percent of the total national need 485 714 tonnes. Details, frozen beef import quota 34 000 tonnes and 311 545 cattle import quotas tail, equivalent to 51 thousand tons of frozen beef. One cow is expected to produce 163.7 pounds of frozen meat.
Suswono decision stating that the import quota has been discussed with various parties with reference to the cow census CPM. Before the cattle census conducted by the BPS, the cattle population in Indonesia is only 12 million head. That way, the contribution of imports of meat this year is set 35 percent of total domestic demand, equivalent to 93,000 tons of imported beef and calves 600 thousand heads.
He believes that the import quota has been set by the government can meet the needs of the community. "While the calculations in the field as a systematic way, import only 17.5 percent. But later we see more progress, hopefully the rest can be met from within the country, "he said.
Self-sufficiency in beef is also believed to be realized immediately because local cattle able to meet the needs of the community for beef. "It is precisely this local cattle which cover our needs later. According to the census, these cattle there is optimism, even breeders ask imports stopped. But we must be realistic, there is a need that can not be avoided, "said Suswono.