ID FOOD Boss: 2,350 Imported Live Cows From Australia Will Enter Before Eid

JAKARTA - Food SOE Holding, ID FOOD received an import assignment of 20,000 live cows to stabilize stock this year.

It is estimated that as many as 2,350 imported cattle from Australia will enter the country ahead of Eid Al-Fitr 2024.

ID FOOD President Director Frans Marganda Tambunan said the community's need for beef during Eid Al-Fitr 2024 is fresh meat.

Therefore, imports in the form of live cows are needed.

There is an assignment to provide 20,000 live cows throughout the year. Where, before Lebaran, 2,350 cows will enter from Austarlia," he said during a discussion at the Ministry of SOEs, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 20.

To meet the needs of fresh meat, Frans admitted that he asked the Ministry of Agriculture to be given discretion so that some of the imported cows that arrived were slaughtered.

The reason is, the rules that apply are that the cow must be overweight for three months.

"The Ministry of Agriculture has agreed that we can slaughter 500 cows to help provide fresh meat later. Of the 2,350 chickens, approximately 25 percent are worth cutting," he said.

Frans said that the 500 live cows that will be cut will produce 162 tons of meat.

He hopes to contribute to the needs of Eid.

"Indeed, we see that there are not many that can be slaughtered, only 500. How many kilograms of meat? I calculated approximately 162 tons," he explained.

In addition to live cows, Frans said ID FOOD also received an assignment to import frozen beef or frozen beef from Brazil.

However, the frozen meat will not enter before Eid.

"Frozens from Brazil have time to hold it for two months. So it comes after Eid. Maybe April or May 2024," he said.