Cattle Industry: Australian Cattle Farms

Australian cattle farms: JAKARTA - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday threw his support behind Jakarta's plans to invest in Australian cattle farms to help end a trade dispute that has devastated his country's cattle industry and boosted beef prices in Indonesia. , according to Reuters. Indonesia has said it could buy up to 1 million hectares of Australian farmland for cattle grazing, to improve future supplies and keep prices stable under a long-term plan to be self-sufficient. By Kanupriya Kapoor Abbott's comments came on the final day of an official visit to Indonesia, his first overseas trip as prime minister, in which he was keen to focus on strengthening trade and business ties and move on from tension over refugee boats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.