date:Nov 12, 2012
The $10 million shipment of frozen beef was not allowed into Indonesia because the importer had already used up its quota.
Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has written to his Indonesian counterpart Suswono seeking a resolution.
But Suswono is on the Hajj pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca, so the letter is unlikely to get a quick response.
Indonesian trade minister Gita Wirjawan is also overseas in London and the director-general of Indonesia's department covering beef imports, Syuku