21.   Court is scheduled to visit Indonesia next week, and would make live cattle exports a priority during talks with officials there, he said.

22.   Despite good seasonal conditions, the demand for live cattle for overseas markets was likely to outstrip production, said Queensland state Primary Industries Minister Henry Palaszczuk.

23.   He said the inquiry may conclude live cattle exports have cost Australian jobs in the meat processing sector.

24.   Hundreds of animal rights activists have demonstrated at British ports where live cattle are shipped.

25.   Imported live cattle must be placed under observation to ensure they are free from diseases.

26.   In one Texas plant, inspectors found nine live cattle dangling from a chain that feeds the production line.

27.   Indonesia imports both meat and live cattle from Australia to meet local demand.

28.   Industry group Agforce said Wednesday that Australia was seeking to boost live cattle sales to Asian markets including Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

29.   Live cattle futures rose sharply on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as sales of livestock to meatpackers picked up after a two-day lull.

30.   Live cattle futures fell as traders fretted over whether an excess in inventories would lead to further price declines.