Earlier this month, the Indonesian Halal Authority (BPJPH) moved to reaccredit the only U.S. halal certifying company in the U.S. approved for Indonesia. The accreditation had been suspended in March, effectively halting U.S. beef exports to Indonesia. As U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Vice President for Asia Pacific Jihae Yang explains, BPJPH had questioned whether U.S. slaughter practices met Indonesia’s halal standards, but those concerns have now been addressed. Now that beef trade is reopening, Cattlemen’s Beef Board CEO Greg Hanes sees growing potential in the market which imported $93 million of U.S. beef in 2024. While the reaccreditation removed a key obstacle for U.S. beef in Indonesia, work continues on addressing Indonesia’s other non-tariff barriers.