Australian Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has held talks with his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta, without settling a dispute on animal welfare standards that has brought more than $300 million in Australian cattle exports to a halt.

Australia banned live cattle exports to its neighbor earlier this month, after an Australian television documentary sparked outrage among viewers with video showing graphic acts of animal cruelty in Indonesian slaughterhouses.

Ludwig described Monday's talks with Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono as constructive and said both sides want to resume Australian exports as soon as possible. But Ludwig said Indonesia must first enact international standards promoting the Australian practice of stunning cattle before slaughtering.

The two countries agreed to set up a joint team that will visit Indonesian slaughterhouses with a new set of minimum standards for the treatment of Australian livestock. No timetable was announced.

The Australian television report showed live cattle in Indonesian slaughterhouses with half slashed throats, dying slow, painful deaths. Several Australian lawmakers responded to the report with demands for permanent legislation banning cattle exports to Indonesia, and some cattle ranchers in New South Wales endorsed the move.