BGN urges SPPG to empower local food sources to curb spikes in raw material prices

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has urged the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) to empower local food sources in order to suppress spikes in the prices of certain raw materials.

BGN Head Dadan Hindayana emphasised that his agency is adopting a flexible approach in compiling the nutritious meal (MBG) menus, by adapting to the potential of local resources and community preferences in each region.

He recounted an experience during the celebration of President Prabowo Subianto’s birthday on 17 October 2025, where SPPG standardised the menu to complete fried rice with eggs as the MBG menu.

“That day required 36 million eggs or 2,200 tonnes. The impact was that egg prices temporarily rose by Rp3,000 per kilogram,” Dadan stated.

The BGN Head also clarified his statement about beef needs that had been widely discussed on social media. He explained that the beef requirement for one SPPG to serve all beneficiaries could reach one cow.

“For example, if SPPG wants to cook beef today. If all SPPG are instructed to cook beef on a certain date, then it’s just a matter of adding up the number of SPPG multiplied by one cow,” he said.

Dadan stated that in one cooking process, the beef requirement for one SPPG could reach around 350 to 382 kilograms, which is why variety in protein sources in the menu is very important.

“There are eggs, chicken meat, beef, and fish. For instance, if cooking beef, it requires 350 kilograms per cooking session, which means one cow. This is the importance of nutritious eating so that the ration capture is good. So, one cooking session of beef requires 382 (kg), which means one cow, just the meat,” Dadan explained.