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        "msgid": "scenes-of-beef-traders-after-government-raises-cattle-reference-price-1776988298",
        "date": "2026-04-23 19:55:00",
        "title": "Scenes of Beef Traders After Government Raises Cattle Reference Price",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government, through Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, has raised the reference price for live cattle by Rp1,000 to Rp59,000 per kilogram, impacting traders amid rising commodity costs. In Jakarta's Cijantung Market, beef prices remain stable at Rp130,000\u2013Rp140,000 per kg, but upstream farmers report live cattle prices reaching Rp60,000\u2013Rp75,000 per kg, with potential increases to Rp85,000 ahead of Eid al-Adha due to supply shortages, higher distribution costs, and global factors like Middle East conflicts. While the government aims to protect consumer purchasing power, challenges such as limited male cattle supply, disease risks, and import cost pressures from exchange rates and freight expenses threaten the livestock sector's stability.",
        "content": "<p>The increase in the reference price for live cattle is beginning to\nbe felt at the trader level. A beef seller is seen serving a buyer at\nCijantung Market, East Jakarta, on Thursday (23\/4\/2026), amid the rising\ntrend in the price of this commodity.<\/p>\n<p>The government, through Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan\nor Zulhas, has officially raised the Reference Sales Price (HAP) for\nlive cattle weight by Rp1,000 to Rp59,000 per kilogram (kg).<\/p>\n<p>Based on observations by CNBC Indonesia at Cijantung Market, beef\nprices at the trader level are still in the range of Rp130,000\u2013Rp140,000\nper kg. One trader, Riski, sells beef for Rp140,000 per kg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor clean beef, we sell it for Rp140,000 per kilo; the price after\nEid al-Fitr hasn\u2019t even dropped yet,\u201d said Arif to CNBC Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>On the upstream side, a local cattle farmer in Jakarta, Latif,\nrevealed that the current live cattle price has reached Rp60,000 to\nRp75,000 per kg. He even predicts that the price could rise to Rp85,000\nper kg this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAhead of Eid al-Adha, we plan to increase it by about 30 percent to\naround Rp85,000 per kilo of whole weight,\u201d Latif told CNBC\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>According to Latif, the price increase is triggered by the limited\nsupply of male cattle. This condition forces the use of female cattle\nthat are actually suitable for consumption, but it risks disrupting\nproduction sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to supply factors, the price rise is also influenced by\nincreasing distribution costs due to fuel inflation. The threat of\nfoot-and-mouth disease also looms over the live cattle trade.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Latif assesses that the rise in live cattle prices has\nnot yet had a significant impact on retail beef prices in the market,\nwhich remain in the range of Rp130,000\u2013Rp140,000 per kg.<\/p>\n<p>He added that global dynamics also play a role, particularly the\nconflict in the Middle East, which affects the import supply chain for\nlive cattle.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Zulhas emphasised that the government is endeavouring to\ncurb price increases at the consumer level to maintain people\u2019s\npurchasing power.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) had\nwarned of the potential for rising imported cattle prices that could\npressure traders, especially in the Jabodetabek region.<\/p>\n<p>This is driven by increases in exchange rates, insurance costs, and\nhandling charges (cost, insurance, and freight\/CIF), which push up\ncattle prices upon arrival in Indonesia.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/scenes-of-beef-traders-after-government-raises-cattle-reference-price-1776988298",
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