Government States 2026 Sacrifice Animal Stock is Surplus, Totaling 891,320 Heads

The potential availability of sacrifice animals for 2026 reaches 3,246,790 heads, while the estimated need for 2026 is around 2,355,470 heads. There is a surplus of approximately 891,320 heads, so nationally, the condition or availability of sacrifice animals is safe, sufficient, and controlled,” said Director General of Livestock and Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, Drh Agung Suganda, during a press conference at the Government Communication Agency office in Central Jakarta on Wednesday (13/5/2026). Agung detailed that for cattle, availability reaches 859,268 heads with a need of 791,452 heads, resulting in a surplus of 67,816 heads. For buffalo, availability is 33,952 heads with a need of 12,914 heads, resulting in a surplus of 21,038 heads. “For goats, availability is 1.4 million heads, need is 1.08 million heads, and surplus is 332,861 heads. For sheep, availability is 935,690 heads, need is 466,086 heads, resulting in a surplus of 469,604 heads,” he stated. He also assured that these animals from farmers are already suitable for sacrifice and meet the requirements as sacrifice animals. On the other hand, he said the need for sacrifice animals this year has increased from the previous year. “Of course, these are livestock that can or already meet the requirements as sacrifice animals. The projected need for sacrifice animals in 2026 increases by around 3.82% or 86,727 heads compared to 2025,” Agung explained. He also stated that the government continues to regulate the distribution of sacrifice animals. This regulation is carried out from production areas and surplus areas to areas that are still in deficit so that supply is even and prices are controlled. The government also continues to maintain the health of sacrifice animals. Agung explained that generally these sacrifice animals are savings livestock from farmers, so their health is maintained through vaccination programmes up to supervision of traffic for these sacrifices. “Ahead of Eid al-Adha, traffic is indeed high. What we do is certainly supervision by veterinarians and animal health officers against the potential spread of various diseases,” he said. Currently, he said, animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease or FMD, Lumpy Skin Disease, Anthrax, and several other strategic contagious animal diseases still exist. However, he said, all spreads of these diseases can now be monitored through the integrated national animal health information system. “The government has also conducted socialisation and education to mosque administrators, sacrifice animal committees about good handling of animals according to animal health principles, sacrifice animal slaughtering, and handling of halal, safe, and hygienic meat,” he revealed. The Ministry of Agriculture, in enhancing supervision ahead of Eid al-Adha, will deploy 9,743 personnel to monitor all sacrifice animals from before until the slaughtering process is complete and distributed to the community. “So usually approaching then we will release and of course these personnel consist of personnel from the ministry, both from the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health and all technical implementation units, then universities, provincial and district services handling livestock and animal health functions, and also professional associations,” said Agung. “So we will release them ahead of Eid al-Adha to monitor the implementation of sacrifice animal provision on the day itself,” he concluded.