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Ranch salesman Andrew Gray said Bullo River Station was the first ranch in the Northern Territory to be put on the market since the trade ban began and he did not expect other ranchers would sell. "Station owners are really hoping trade recommences at some stage soon, but it's highly unlikely people would just throw their keys on the counter and walk out," Gray told The Australian newspaper. He did not immediately return The Associated Press's call on Wednesday. The government announced on Monday a AU$3 million compensation package for meat industry workers such as cattle truck drivers who had lost income through the trade ban. But Ranacher said no financial help had been offered to the ranch owners. The government wants the cattle industry-owned marketing company Meat and Livestock Australia to provide AU$5 million to feed and water thousands of cattle stranded by the ban. The ban followed gruesome footage broadcast on Australian television that showed cattle in Indonesian slaughterhouses were beaten and took minutes to bleed to death as their throats were repeatedly slashed. The government said the trade would be halted while Australian and Indonesian authorities work to ensure that the exported animals are treated according to World Organization for Animal Health guidelines.
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