Ministry of Agriculture confirms chicken prices under control in North Tapanuli and Toba
Jakarta – The Ministry of Agriculture has stated that the price and supply of chicken meat in North Tapanuli and Toba districts, North Sumatra, remain under control with adequate availability and smooth distribution at both farmer and market levels.
“The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Siborongborong Centre for Superior Livestock Breeding and Animal Feed (BPTUHPT), continues to monitor prices and availability of animal protein food during Ramadan and leading up to Eid al-Fitr 2026,” said Kementen Yude Maulana Yusuf, Head of BPTUHPT Siborongborong, in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
Yusuf stated that the BPTUHPT Siborongborong team made direct visits to traditional markets in North Tapanuli and Toba districts to ensure the supply and pricing of chicken meat and eggs.
He said the activity aimed to provide a real picture of market conditions whilst ensuring community needs remain met.
“We want to ensure stocks are available, distribution is smooth, and prices move within a reasonable range ahead of the major religious holidays,” he said.
In North Tapanuli district, specifically in Siborongborong sub-district and at Tarutung traditional market, chicken meat prices ranged from IDR 34,000–37,000 per kilogram.
He explained that compared with the government-set reference selling price (HAP) of IDR 40,000 per kilogram for chicken, the strategic food commodity remained below the reference level.
For chicken eggs in North Tapanuli and Toba, prices remained relatively stable at IDR 32,000–35,000 per kilogram, despite a rise of approximately 0.85 percent, still relatively close to the HAP of IDR 30,000 per kilogram.
He added that the monitoring results formed the basis for optimism that community needs could be met properly, whilst serving as a reference in maintaining price stability and food security in the region.
Earlier, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman reported to President Prabowo Subianto that the availability and stability of national food stocks were secure and under control leading up to Ramadan through Eid al-Fitr 2026.
During a limited meeting with President Prabowo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (11/2), Amran reported on stock developments, production levels, and the pricing of strategic national food commodities.
“Our food stocks are secure. For the next two months we have more than enough. Even through Eid al-Fitr, eleven to twelve basic commodities are available and in secure condition,” Amran said.
He explained that of nine major staple commodities, most had already achieved self-sufficiency and were even able to penetrate export markets.
The food commodities that had achieved self-sufficiency and surplus include rice, consumption sugar, large chillies, bird’s eye chillies, maize, cooking oil, shallots, chicken meat, and chicken eggs.