Indonesia Beef

Facts about beef in Indonesia

• Indonesia’s beef requirement has increased from year to year to follow the progress made in the country’s economic development. The local country still needs to import beef as local production is not enough to met domestic requirement. Imports are made in the form of live cows and frozen meat.
• The growing awareness of the need for consuming sources of animal protein has pushed up demand for beef. The increase in demand for beef has boosted the growth of cow population in the country.
• The country’s production of ruminant meat is dominated by beef. The production of beef has continued to rise despite setback on reports of outbreak of diseases such as mad cow and mouth and hoof disease.
• So far domestic production of beef has been used mainly for domestic consumption- leaving only a small portion for exports.
• Consumption grows per year. In the period of 2007-2011 the domestic consumption of beef has increased. In 2007- the country’s consumption of beef reached around 10.8 per capita to11.2 in 2008 and 11.6 in 2009.