Jakarta to have enough meat

Jakarta to have enough meat

JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Animal Husbandry Soehadji
said yesterday that supplies of meat in Jakarta were sufficient
for the Ramadhan fasting month and for Idul Fitri festivities but
that he could not predict what would happen to its price.

Soehadji was quoted by Antara yesterday as saying that for 40
days prior to the Idul Fitri festival and for five days after it
the demand for the meat would increase from 4,320 tons to 5,724
tons.

He said that the supply of meat allocated to Jakarta for the
whole 45 days was 6,794 tons.

Suhadji said that during this festive season the city will
also be supplied with 400 tons of chicken per day from West Java
and Central Java and with 600 tons of chicken eggs from West Java
and North Sumatra. (mas)