Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2014 Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said\nchicken egg prices had begun to fall after the government coordinated\nwith law-enforcement agencies to address distribution irregularities\nthat were harming farmers and consumers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThankfully, and thank you to the Head of the National Police\u2019s\nCriminal Investigation Agency and the police. We have spoken and action\nhas begun. The prices had already fallen by the time this was announced.\nSo prices are falling for consumers. This is good news,\u201d Amran said in a\nstatement confirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He said retail egg prices had started to decline after his ministry\ncoordinated with the Head of the National Police\u2019s Criminal\nInvestigation Agency over irregularities in the commodity\u2019s pricing.<\/p>\n
The government is also strengthening support for farmers by providing\ncheaper feed ingredients and preparing to build an egg-powder factory to\nreduce dependence on imports.<\/p>\n
At a limited food coordination meeting at the Coordinating Ministry\nfor Food Affairs in Jakarta on Monday (26 October 2026), Amran said\ncoordination with law-enforcement agencies was beginning to produce\nresults in stabilising the commodity.<\/p>\n
Amran said the price anomaly was apparent in the gap between prices\nreceived by farmers and those paid by consumers. Eggs were selling at\nfarm level for around Rp20,000\u2013Rp21,000 per kilogram, while consumer\nprices reached Rp40,000\u2013Rp45,000 per kilogram.<\/p>\n
\u201cChicken eggs are in surplus; we even export them. But farmers get\nRp20,000\u2013Rp21,000 per kilogram. They should be getting Rp26,000 to\nRp30,000, yet consumers are paying Rp40,000\u2013Rp45,000. That is above the\nhighest retail price. There is an anomaly,\u201d Amran said.<\/p>\n
To help farmers, the government is providing short-term support for\nfeed ingredients. It is buying soybean meal and distributing it directly\nto farmers for Rp8,630 per kilogram, below private-sector prices of\naround Rp10,000\u2013Rp12,000 per kilogram.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur short-term solution for farmers is, first, the SPHP [maize\nprogramme]. The government is also buying soybean feed directly for\nfarmers at Rp8,630 per kilogram, compared with Rp10,000, Rp11,000 or\nRp12,000 per kilogram in the private sector,\u201d Amran said.<\/p>\n
The government is also supplying maize to small-scale farmers through\nBulog\u2019s Food Supply and Price Stabilisation (SPHP) scheme, with a\ngovernment subsidy. The measure is intended to help farmers obtain feed\ningredients at more affordable prices.<\/p>\n
Further downstream, the government is preparing to build an\negg-powder factory with a state-owned enterprise (SOE).<\/p>\n
The facility is expected to strengthen Indonesia\u2019s\nlivestock-processing industry while reducing reliance on imported egg\npowder.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we import eggs and egg powder from other countries, God\nwilling, we will build [the factory] together with an SOE. Hopefully it\nwill be completed within a year, and then we will stop importing,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The package of policies is intended to improve the poultry sector\nfrom production through processing. The government is addressing price\nanomalies, helping lower farmers\u2019 production costs and promoting\nprocessing industries so domestic output can generate greater added\nvalue.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Agriculture continues to promote a stronger national\npoultry sector so that surplus production benefits farmers while\nconsumers have access to food at reasonable prices.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/agriculture-minister-amran-egg-prices-fall-after-action-against-distribution-irregularities-1793112809", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }