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Indonesia has decided to import 100,000 metric tons of water buffalo meat from Pakistan, according to Arief Prasetyo Adi, head of the country’s National Food Agency.
The announcement, reported by local media outlet Kontan on Thursday, highlights Indonesia’s shift in sourcing due to Pakistan offering more competitive prices than India, which supplied water buffalo meat to the country last year.
In total, Indonesia plans to import 180,000 metric tons of beef and 100,000 metric tons of water buffalo meat in 2025, as part of efforts to meet domestic demand.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s food exports have seen a steady rise, increasing by 8.17% to $4.62 billion during the first seven months of the 2024-25 fiscal year, up from $4.26 billion in the same period last year. This growth has been primarily driven by a surge in rice exports, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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This marks the 18th consecutive month of export growth for Pakistan, despite persistently high domestic food inflation, which continues to put pressure on local consumers.
Rice exports played a significant role in this upward trend, reaching $2.19 billion between July and January 2025—a 3.73% increase from $2.12 billion in the same period last year.
