# Beef grief as Indonesia fails at self-sufficiency - Asia Times

> Indonesia's government is importing extra Indian buffalo meat, including 100,000 tons approved for 2018, to offset a domestic beef shortfall and reduce reliance on Australian beef. Retail buffalo prices are near locally slaughtered beef prices because of supply chain mark-ups.

- Date: 2018-04-20 · published 2018-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65455-beef-grief-as-indonesia-fails-at-self-sufficiency-asia-times
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Substituting cheaper buffalo imports for Australian beef reduces demand for Australian cattle and beef exports, which weighs on live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-13 | [August cattle export figures reflect Indonesian feedlot challenges - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39531-august-cattle-export-figures-reflect-indonesian-feedlot-challenges-beef-central.md) | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-27 | [U.S. to resume limited Mexican cattle imports as beef supplies tighten \| TPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18295-u-s-to-resume-limited-mexican-cattle-imports-as-beef-supplies-tighten-tpr.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5449-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-as-brazilian-beef-tariffs-lifted-grainews.md) | -1.5% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-07 | [Cattle futures extend slide as beef supply outlook shifts - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8356-cattle-futures-extend-slide-as-beef-supply-outlook-shifts-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-06-08 | [Setbacks in US beef exports to China dampen August live cattle futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29892-setbacks-in-us-beef-exports-to-china-dampen-august-live-cattle-futures.md) | +1.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- asiatimes.com: https://asiatimes.com/2018/04/beef-grief-indonesia-fails-self-sufficiency/

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