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        "msgid": "live-chicken-prices-plummet-agriculture-minister-to-inspect-and-summon-feed-producers-1775599012",
        "date": "2026-04-07 16:34:01",
        "title": "Live Chicken Prices Plummet, Agriculture Minister to Inspect and Summon Feed Producers",
        "author": "Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has pledged to investigate the sharp decline in live chicken prices to around Rp18,000\u2013Rp18,500 per kilogram and summon feed producers to prevent price hikes. The government has allocated Rp20 trillion to build state-owned feed and day-old chick factories as a long-term solution for stabilising costs for small-scale farmers. The price drop stems from post-Eid al-Fitr oversupply and delays in the Nutritious Free Meals programme, leading to unabsorbed stocks and accumulation of ready-to-harvest chickens, initially in Central and East Java before spreading to West Java and Banten.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has\nstated that he will examine the decline in live chicken prices, which\nhave fallen to around Rp18,000 to Rp18,500 per kilogram.<\/p>\n<p>Amran admitted that he had not yet received detailed information when\nasked for comment on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecline? What do you mean?\u201d said Amran when met at the Parliamentary\nComplex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (7\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, like this, I\u2019ll check it later,\u201d Amran continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe permanent solution is the permanent solution of building\ngovernment-owned feed and DOC factories,\u201d Amran stated.<\/p>\n<p>Short-term measures are also being prepared. The ministry will summon\nbusiness actors in the chicken production ecosystem, including feed\nproducers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the short term, we will call them, please feed factories, don\u2019t\nraise prices. Okay, thank you, Sir,\u201d Amran remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The government has allocated a budget of Rp20 trillion for building\nfeed and DOC factories. These facilities are designed as instruments for\nprice control to keep them affordable for small-scale farmers.<\/p>\n<p>Member of the Independent Indonesian Farmers Association Asep\nSaepudin stated that the price decline was triggered by excess\nsupply.<\/p>\n<p>Chicken stocks are not being absorbed optimally. Demand from the\nNutritious Free Meals programme has not yet fully commenced.<\/p>\n<p>Market demand has dropped after Eid al-Fitr. This situation has led\nto a buildup of chickens ready for harvest.<\/p>\n<p>The price decline trend initially occurred in Central Java and East\nJava. The condition then spread to West Java and Banten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cause is mostly chickens that are not absorbed after Eid al-Fitr\nand the MBG programme has not yet run, resulting in a buildup of large\nchickens,\u201d Asep told Kompas.com on Sunday (5\/3\/2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/live-chicken-prices-plummet-agriculture-minister-to-inspect-and-summon-feed-producers-1775599012",
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