Of course, it the cattle arrives and then is kept in Cambodia for any significant time before being slaughtered, at some point it becomes local beef, doesn't it?
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/firs ... es-114232/
Yes, good news for poor people, indeed.First Shipment Of Australian Cattle Arrives at Sihanoukville Port
BY KANG SOTHEAR | JUNE 17, 2016
A ship carrying 2,766 head of Australian cattle dropped anchor off the coast of Sihanoukville on Thursday night and will this morning offload the first delivery of beef cows from the Pacific nation since Phnom Penh and Canberra finalized health protocols two years ago, the importer said on Thursday.
The ship is expected to dock at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port at about 6 a.m. today, and the cattle will be transported to facilities owned by SLN Meat Supplies within three hours, according to the Cambodian company’s managing director, Hor Sim Leang.
The cows, each weighing between 370 and 600 kg and costing up to $1,900, are expected to fetch between $10 to $20 per kg once slaughtered, Mr. Sim Leang said. While more expensive than locally reared cattle the meat will be up to 40 percent cheaper than imported frozen beef, he said.
“Beef slaughtered in Cambodia will be much cheaper and fresher [than imported meat], so middle-class and poor people will be able to afford it,” Mr. Sim Leang said.
I like this quote from the Steve's Steakhouse guy. I think he just called all his customers cheap.
Steve Billington, of Steve’s Steakhouse in Phnom Penh, said that while cattle imports had potential, he would withhold judgment until he learned more, as frozen beef may still provide the best quality.
“The jury is out until we know,” he said. The cattle “will be in trauma from the shipping, so will need some feeding and rest after being unloaded…. The meat then needs to be aged for a week, and properly chilled.”
Mr. Billington, who prefers U.S. beef, said domestic consumers were also unlikely to be tempted by higher quality at higher prices.
“Local beef is $10 a kilo at the market,” he said. “They won’t pay 1 penny more for better beef.”