Beef to be imported to meet likely shortfall<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia plans to import 308,200 calves for
\nfattening and 24,300 tons of beef this year to meet locals'
\ngrowing taste for beef.<\/p>\n
Ministry of Agriculture data made available to Antara
\nyesterday revealed that domestic demand for beef would rise to
\n498,000 tons this year.<\/p>\n
Only 1,733 local cattle and 244,000 local buffaloes will be
\nslaughtered for consumption this year, giving the country 370,000
\ntons of beef -- a 127,600-ton shortfall.<\/p>\n
According to the data, domestic demand could be met if the
\ncountry imported 308,200 cattle to be fattened up to produce
\n82,600 tons of beef and supplemented this with 24,300 tons of
\nimported beef and 276,000 artificially fattened cattle to produce
\n20,700 tons of beef.<\/p>\n
National economic growth is expected to reach 7 percent, the
\npopulation is to grow 1.55 percent and the average per capita
\nincome is to increase 5.45 percent this year.<\/p>\n
Demand for beef will increase 5.95 percent to 2.49 kilograms
\nper capita this year, up from 2.35 kilograms of beef per capita
\nlast year, the data said.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's population is estimated to increase to 199,867
\nmillion people this year and beef consumption is estimated to
\nreach 498,000 tons.<\/p>\n
The country's cattle population is estimated to grow 5.5
\npercent from 11.9 million last year, and the population of
\nbuffalo by 5.8 percent from 3.2 million last year.<\/p>\n
But, according to the data, only 14.5 percent (1,733 million
\ncattle) of the country's cattle and 7.45 percent (244,000
\nbuffaloes) of its buffaloes will be fit for slaughter this year.
\n(jsk)<\/p>",
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