Beef supply stable during holidays

Beef supply stable during holidays

JAKARTA: Jakartans should not worry about soaring prices of
beef and chicken during the Idul Fitri holidays because supplies
are sufficient, an official says.

"We have monitored the latest supplies of both commodities in
markets across the capital and we found the supply is relatively
stable," City Agency for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Maritime
Affairs head Edy Setiarto said.

Edy said the agency had anticipated the rising demand of beef
by preparing an extra supply of 2,800 tons.

Around 2,500 tons was prepared by the Association of
Indonesian Beef Importers (Aspidi), while city-owned beef
supplier Dharma Jaya prepared the remaining 300 tons.

"More than 90,000 other livestock are also being readied at
slaughterhouses in Tambun, Bekasi and Cakung, North Jakarta. Once
the demand is on the rise, we will slaughter these livestock," he
said. --JP