Bali Cattle Trade Policy May Become Bumerang For the Farmer



Inter-Island Cattle Trade

Based on the marketing area, marketing cattle in Bali can be divided into two, namely local marketing and inter-island trade. Local marketing includes cattle marketing activities to meet local slaughter and industrial slaughter demand. Local slaughtering is slaughtering cattle to meet the direct consumption of the community, while industrial slaughtering is slaughtering cattle to meet industrial needs, such as the canning industry, sausages, beef jerky, meatballs, frozen meat, restaurants / hotels, supermarkets, and so on. The processed products from the industry are not only to meet local demand, but also to meet market demands outside Bali.

Inter-island trade is a marketing activity of beef cattle that are still alive to meet demands from outside Bali. Bali beef is very popular with consumers outside, so that demand continues to increase. Data from the Animal Husbandry Department shows that most of the cattle produced in Bali are marketed outside of Bali, specifically to DKI Jakarta and several surrounding areas.

The marketing of beef cattle from Bali outside Bali is carried out by several companies (inter-island traders) who receive quotas from the government.

Marketing Policy

Attractive price difference between in Bali with consumption centers such as Jakarta and the high market demand outside of Bali for beef cattle produced in Bali causes the trade of beef cattle from Bali to the region to grow rapidly. This raises the concern of the government cq the Bali Provincial Animal Husbandry Service, if the cattle population in Bali will decline. To anticipate this, the Provincial Government of Bali established two policies related to the marketing of cattle from Bali outside, namely the Quota / Ration Policy and Perda No. 2 of 2003.

Trade Quota Policy

The inter-island beef cattle trade quota policy is a policy that regulates the number of cattle that can be traded from Bali outside Bali, and is determined annually based on a Bali Governor Decree. Determination of the amount of quota carried out