Live Chicken Prices Plummet, Agriculture Minister to Inspect and Summon Feed Producers

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has stated that he will examine the decline in live chicken prices, which have fallen to around Rp18,000 to Rp18,500 per kilogram.

Amran admitted that he had not yet received detailed information when asked for comment on the situation.

“Decline? What do you mean?” said Amran when met at the Parliamentary Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (7/4/2026).

“Oh, like this, I’ll check it later,” Amran continued.

“The permanent solution is the permanent solution of building government-owned feed and DOC factories,” Amran stated.

Short-term measures are also being prepared. The ministry will summon business actors in the chicken production ecosystem, including feed producers.

“In the short term, we will call them, please feed factories, don’t raise prices. Okay, thank you, Sir,” Amran remarked.

The government has allocated a budget of Rp20 trillion for building feed and DOC factories. These facilities are designed as instruments for price control to keep them affordable for small-scale farmers.

Member of the Independent Indonesian Farmers Association Asep Saepudin stated that the price decline was triggered by excess supply.

Chicken stocks are not being absorbed optimally. Demand from the Nutritious Free Meals programme has not yet fully commenced.

Market demand has dropped after Eid al-Fitr. This situation has led to a buildup of chickens ready for harvest.

The price decline trend initially occurred in Central Java and East Java. The condition then spread to West Java and Banten.

“The cause is mostly chickens that are not absorbed after Eid al-Fitr and the MBG programme has not yet run, resulting in a buildup of large chickens,” Asep told Kompas.com on Sunday (5/3/2026).