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Indonesia's poultry farmers face pressure as producer prices fall
Indonesia's Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman says about 4.8 million poultry farmers are struggling as prices for chicken and eggs at the producer level have fallen.
He says producers receive about Rp20,000 to Rp21,000, while consumers may pay Rp40,000 to Rp45,000.
Farmers have protested because their selling prices are below government reference prices.
Amran suspects intermediaries may be affecting prices between farms and consumers, and says the government is investigating.
The government has contacted the national police chief to coordinate on the suspected price manipulation.
It is also addressing farmers' concerns about corn supplies for animal feed, with Amran saying corn allocations will be distributed under an earlier agreement.
He says government programs to buy farmers' products have not yet resolved the price problem, and that building a feed industry will take time.
Indonesia’s agriculture minister says about 4.8 million poultry and egg farmers are under pressure as producer prices have fallen.
Farmers receive about Rp20,000 to Rp21,000 for their products, while consumers can pay Rp40,000 to Rp45,000.
Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman suspects intermediaries may be driving the price gap and says the government should investigate.
Farmers have also raised concerns about delays in subsidised corn supplies used for feed.
The government says it will distribute remaining corn allocations to farmers, but Amran says this has not yet resolved the price problem.
- Who
- Poultry and egg farmers, and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman.
- What
- Farmers face pressure from low producer prices, while consumers pay much higher prices.
- When
- Amran discussed the issue on October 12, 2026; farmers had demonstrated on October 9.
- Where
- Indonesia. Amran spoke at a regional inflation-control meeting in Central Jakarta.
- Why
- Amran suspects intermediaries may be affecting prices between producers and consumers. Farmers have also reported delays in subsidised corn supplies for feed.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
4.8 million farmers are crying out. They are not just complaining about inflation; they are going bankrupt. The government must step in.
The price at the producer level is Rp20,000, Rp21,000. But for consumers, it can reach Rp40,000, Rp45,000. There are middlemen playing with prices.
Poultry farmers held demonstrations in several areas over producer prices below the government reference price.
Amran discussed farmers’ price complaints at a regional inflation-control meeting in Central Jakarta.
- Farmers affected
- About 4.8 million
- Producer prices
- Rp20,000–Rp21,000
- Consumer prices
- Rp40,000–Rp45,000
- Demonstration date
- October 9
- Expected corn needs
- 223,000 tonnes through January
- Remaining SPHP corn stock
- About 30,000 tonnes according to farmers’ estimates
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