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        "id": 1732213,
        "msgid": "feed-prices-rise-as-egg-prices-plummet-poultry-farmers-squeezed-1778521975",
        "date": "2026-05-11 21:00:00",
        "title": "Feed Prices Rise as Egg Prices Plummet, Poultry Farmers Squeezed!",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Indonesian poultry farmers, particularly those raising laying hens, are facing severe financial strain due to surging feed costs amid a sharp decline in egg and live chicken prices below government reference levels. While the government's Reference Purchase Price for eggs stands at Rp26,500 per kilogram, farmers are receiving only around Rp22,000, with production costs hovering similarly, eroding profit margins. This crisis is exacerbated by an oversupply of eggs in the market, highlighting vulnerabilities in the agricultural supply chain and the need for policy interventions to support the sector.",
        "content": "<p>Poultry farmers raising laying hens are gathering eggs at the Karya\nMandiri Village-Owned Enterprise Farm in Kalisuren, Bogor Regency, West\nJava, on Monday (11\/5\/2026). Business operators in the poultry sector\nare now facing dual pressures due to the surge in feed prices amidst the\nplummeting selling prices of eggs and live chickens at the farmer level.\nThe increase in production costs is seen as increasingly burdensome for\nfarmers following the continuous rise in chicken feed prices over the\npast few weeks. Meanwhile, chicken egg prices have experienced a\nsignificant decline, eroding the profit margins of farmers. The price of\nlive birds or live chickens at the farmer level is currently still\nmoving below the government\u2019s Reference Purchase Price (HAP). Based on\ngovernment regulations, the HAP for live chickens is at the level of\nRp25,000 per kilogram. However, field prices are still ranging from\nRp16,000 to Rp18,000 per kilogram. For laying hen eggs, the HAP is set\nat Rp26,500 per kilogram. However, the current selling price at the\nfarmer level is only around Rp22,000 per kilogram. On the other hand,\nthe production cost of chicken eggs has reached around Rp21,000-Rp22,000\nper kilogram depending on the scale of the farmer\u2019s business. Irham, one\nof the chicken coop staff, said that business pressures have started to\nbe felt in the last two weeks along with the rise in chicken feed\nprices. \u201cThe price of chicken feed that keeps rising is around Rp6,800\nto Rp7,000 per kilo. Now it has risen to Rp7,300 to Rp7,500 per kilo,\u201d\nsaid Irham to CNBC Indonesia. He also revealed that egg prices at the\nfarmer level have also experienced a sharp decline. \u201cThe egg price from\nour farmer level was sold for around Rp23,000-Rp25,000, now it has\ndropped to Rp22,000 following the production cost,\u201d he added. The plunge\nin egg prices is occurring amid conditions of abundant egg supply in the\nmarket. The high availability of stock is putting increasing pressure on\nselling prices at the producer level, while upstream sector cost burdens\ncontinue to rise.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/feed-prices-rise-as-egg-prices-plummet-poultry-farmers-squeezed-1778521975",
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