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        "msgid": "australian-cattle-prices-surge-beef-prices-in-jabodetabek-could-rise-1776693063",
        "date": "2026-04-20 20:21:00",
        "title": "Australian Cattle Prices Surge, Beef Prices in Jabodetabek Could Rise",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "The price of live cattle imported from Australia has risen significantly, reaching up to Rp86,139 per kilogram including insurance and quarantine costs, far exceeding Indonesia's maximum reference selling price of Rp58,000 per kilogram. This surge is expected to drive up beef prices in the Jabodetabek region, prompting the Ministry of Agriculture to urge the National Food Agency to revise the reference price to avoid stock shortages and enforcement issues. Officials warn that pressuring importers to adhere to the current cap could lead to reduced imports and supply disruptions.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The price of live cattle from Australia, both\nmale and female, has experienced a quite significant increase compared\nto previous years. Director of Livestock Product Downstreaming at the\nMinistry of Agriculture (Kementan), Makmun, stated that this rise in the\nprice of imported cattle needs to be monitored. \u201cThis is also a warning\nfor all of us. The price has risen because the cattle prices in\nAustralia have already gone up, Sir,\u201d said Makmun during the virtual\nInflation Coordination Meeting on Monday (20\/4\/2026). Makmun explained\nthat the price of male feeder cattle has reached 4.56 US dollars per\nkilogram. His side calculated that, including travel insurance up to\nquarantine measures in Indonesia, the price of female feeder cattle from\nAustralia reaches Rp77,177 per kilogram. Meanwhile, female feeder cattle\nis at Rp86,139 per kilogram. \u201cMeanwhile, our HAP (Harga Acuan Penjualan)\nmaximum is Rp58,000 per kilo of live weight,\u201d Makmun stated. According\nto him, this situation makes beef price management appear complicated\nbecause the government has set a maximum selling price at the producer\nlevel. Makmun hopes that the National Food Agency (Bapanas) can discuss\nthis issue so that domestic beef can be adjusted to the supplier\u2019s\nprice. He mentioned that the rise in the price of live beef cattle from\nAustralia will impact beef prices in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang,\nand Bekasi (Jabodetabek), which rely on imported cattle. \u201cThis will\ndefinitely experience a spike, Sir, from the purchasing portrait of the\nfriends there,\u201d Makmun said. Therefore, Makmun has asked Bapanas to\nrevise the HAP for beef at the producer level to Rp58,000 per kilogram.\nThe aim is so that the price increase in the Jabodetabek market due to\nthe rise in Australia is not questioned by the Polri Food Task Force.\nBecause the purchase price of live cattle is already considered high. On\nthe other hand, Makmun also said that his side is endeavouring to ensure\nthat beef entrepreneurs continue to import to meet stock availability.\n\u201cIf we pressure them, we worry they won\u2019t buy, Sir, then we\u2019ll be short\non stock,\u201d said Makmun. \u201cNow, this is even more dangerous if then the\nstock runs out because they are pressured to sell at the current HAP\nprice,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/australian-cattle-prices-surge-beef-prices-in-jabodetabek-could-rise-1776693063",
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