Simon Crean to hold talks in Jakarta amid concerns over new cattle breeding rule

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated October 25 2016 - 5:13am, first published October 24 2016 - 7:17pm
No cattle were exported to Indonesia in September. Photo: Michel Bunn
No cattle were exported to Indonesia in September. Photo: Michel Bunn
Australian Livestock Exporters' Council chairman Simon Crean was scheduled to meet with Indonesia's trade minister on Monday. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
Australian Livestock Exporters' Council chairman Simon Crean was scheduled to meet with Indonesia's trade minister on Monday. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

Jakarta: Australian live cattle representatives have flown to Jakarta for talks amid fears a proposed new trade rule stipulating one in every six cattle imported to Indonesia must be for breeding could threaten the viability of the industry.