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Boxed beef exports to Indonesia to continue

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Monday, 27/06/2011

Indonesia has agreed to allow up to 90,000 tonnes of boxed beef to be imported from Australia under new permit arrangements.

Chair of the Australian Meat Industry Council, Terry Nolan, says it's good news for his industry.

He doesn't believe the increase in the permit quota is related to the live export suspension.

"Indonesia is a very fickle market, I could go back to the 2008-2009 years where there was about 120,000 tonnes. In 2009-2010 it was cut back to 50,000 tonnes, and now it's heading up towards that 90,000 tonnes of permit issued," he said.

"So from year to year, it does change a lot. It's a very sensitive market and it has to do with the internal politics within Indonesia and we respect that
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201106/s3254354.htm

About the best answer your going to get i guess faded unless you adopt the approach the mla is always correct.It has a hell of alot to do with internal politics here as well .