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Indonesia will still import buffalo meat from India
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A woman shops for meat at a traditional market in Jakarta. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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he State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has proposed to import 51,728 tons of buffalo meat from India this year to guarantee adequate stocks throughout 2017.
“We are in the process of gradually importing it. Our quota is 51,728 tons by December,” said Bulog commercial director Febrianto as reported by tempo.co on Friday.
Last year, the buffalo meat quota was 100,000 tons.
He said the buffalo meat stocks in the Bulog warehouse reached 39,500 tons in April, including 6,800 tons of meat that had been imported in March.
(Read also: Meat stocks secured up to Ramadhan)
The stocks are adequate to meet market demand during the Ramadhan fasting month and the Idul Fitri celebration in June, he said, adding that the import quota was based on the calculation of meat demand during the two aforementioned events, plus during Christmas and New Year's Eve.
He stressed that the importation should be implemented gradually to prevent overstocking at the port.
“In May, for example, there will be 5,000 tons of meat entering and it will continue up to December, depending on the market demand,” Febrianto added.
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) records that meat production in 2017 will total 468,369 tons, while consumption will be 729,911 tons. Meanwhile, consumption in the Greater Jakarta amounts to 51,450 tons, while production is only at 20,166 tons.
In addition to 39,500 tons of buffalo meat, Bulog also still has 304 tons of beef in its warehouses. (bbn)
