The current situation in Indonesia is already having a huge impact on Australian producers in the north and is another blow to the live export sector. In my opinion we still fail to understand how Indonesia, and Asia in general, works. Or more specifically we rely too heavily on political solutions to trade issues. There is a clear breakdown in political trust and our lack of genuine Australian presence overseas is being felt.
As a brief update on what has transpired over the last year – Indonesia began getting LSD infections in March 2022 which had spread rapidly…