Qld, NT to begin Jakarta beef talks QUEENSLAND and the Northern Territory's agriculture ministers are flying to Indonesia to convince its government to boost live cattle export quotas. Queensland's John McVeigh and Northern Territory Primary Industries Minister Willem Westra van Holthe will be in Jakarta on Sunday. They will visit feedlots, abattoir, wet markets and supermarkets to see how the beef supply chain works there. In 2011 the federal government temporarily banned live exports to Indonesia following claims of animal cruelty. The beef industry is suffering due to a state-wide drought and plummeting cattle prices, Mr McVeigh said. "The loss of live exports to Indonesia was the catalyst for the loss of market access and oversupply of cattle that is now putting immense pressure on drought-stricken paddocks and cattle prices," he said. We need to do what we can to rebuild Government to Government relationships with our closest beef trading partner.