Australian Cattle Prices Rise, Government to Discuss HAP Adjustment

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The National Food Agency (Bapanas) has stated that it will discuss adjustments to the Beef Sales Reference Price (HAP) following the rise in Australian live cattle prices.

Deputy 1 for Food Availability and Stabilisation at Bapanas, I Gusti Ketut Astawa, acknowledged that the increase in Australian live cattle prices is quite significant.

“We will hold a Rakornis (Technical Coordination Meeting), and then it will be brought to the Rakortas (Limited Coordination Meeting) regarding this price adjustment (HAP),” said Ketut when met at the Government Communication Agency office in Jakarta on Monday (20/4/2026).

In that forum, the total costs required to import cattle from Australia (landed cost) and its impact on carcass meat prices will be discussed.

“We will try to calculate it so that there will definitely be a slight adjustment, because like it or not,” said Ketut.

Nevertheless, Bapanas will make that price adjustment carefully and protect the interests of consumers and producers.

“Of course, the most important thing is how we maintain the comfort of consumers,” said Ketut.

Previously, the rise in Australian live cattle prices was discussed in the Inflation Control Coordination Meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Director of Livestock Product Downstreaming at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), Makmun, said that the price of feeder cattle in Australia has reached 4.56 US dollars per kilogram, with an average price of 4.32 US dollars per kilogram.

Makmun calculated that to reach Indonesia, including quarantine and insurance costs, the price of Australian live cattle reaches Rp 77,177 per kilogram.

Meanwhile, female feeder cattle are at Rp 86,139 per kilogram. “Meanwhile, our HAP (Sales Reference Price) maximum is Rp 58,000 per live weight kilogram,” said Makmun.