Acting director-general for international trade Karyanto Suprih told Fairfax Media Indonesia was considering importing live cattle and boxed beef from other countries such as India and the Philippines to reduce its dependence on Australia.
However Indonesia already sources beef from foot-and-mouth-disease free countries such as the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
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"All this time we have been always importing from Australia but recently we have been thinking of having more suppliers," Mr Karyanto said.
"Limited options will only lead to greater dependence."