Another processing plant located in Karaganda region purchases cattle only from local households and individual farms and does not use imported meat. The processor has responded proactively, buying from households and individual farms and collecting cattle in his own vehicles which carry 10-30 heads, but he also buys meat through intermediaries (as in the short supply chain above). However, he considers his cattle collection to be costly compared to a situation if bigger catchment areas and bigger lots could be developed, leading to lower per unit transportation costs.