Politics · Indonesia · 7 hrs ago
Indonesia orders action on suspected food price manipulation
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has told Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman to stop suspected manipulation of food prices.
Amran says chicken and eggs can sell for about 20,000 to 21,000 rupiah per kilogram from producers, but cost consumers 40,000 to 50,000 rupiah.
This gap leaves poultry farmers losing money while shoppers still pay high prices.
Thousands of poultry farmers protested on October 9, saying their sales prices were below the production costs set by the government.
Amran says similar concerns involve rice and cooking oil, and that problems in the distribution chain need investigation.
He has written to the national police chief to coordinate action, while government efforts to buy farmers’ produce and build a feed industry have not yet resolved the issue.
The government says it needs to address the suspected middlemen and distribution problems so farmers are not underpaid and consumers are not overcharged.
President Prabowo Subianto ordered Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman to act against suspected manipulation of food prices.
Amran said chicken and eggs sold cheaply by farmers were reaching consumers at much higher prices.
He said producer prices were about Rp20,000–Rp21,000 per kilogram, compared with consumer prices of Rp40,000–Rp50,000.
Amran said the price gaps also affected rice and cooking oil and called for problems in the distribution chain to be investigated.
He said he had written to National Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto to coordinate a response.
- Who
- President Prabowo Subianto ordered Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman to act. Amran said he had contacted National Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto.
- What
- The government was told to address suspected food price manipulation and problems in distribution.
- When
- The order was discussed at a meeting on 12 October 2026. Amran said poultry farmers had protested on 9 October.
- Where
- The meeting was held at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Central Jakarta.
- Why
- Amran said farmers were selling chicken and eggs at low prices while consumers paid much more, leaving farmers losing money and consumers facing high prices.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mr Agriculture Minister, do not give room for the mafia to play among ordinary people
We are being protested against by consumers, we are being protested against by producers. Our country is funny, isn’t it? The farmers are losing money, and people here are also shouting
These middlemen have to be dealt with. As long as they are not dealt with, sir, we will keep doing this work
Amran said thousands of chicken and egg farmers protested because their selling prices were below the government-set production cost.
Prabowo’s order was discussed at a regional inflation-control coordination meeting in Central Jakarta.
- Chicken and egg producer prices
- About Rp20,000–Rp21,000 per kilogram
- Chicken and egg consumer prices
- About Rp40,000–Rp50,000 per kilogram
- Farmers raising complaints
- About 4.8 million
- Fortified rice price
- Up to Rp56,000 per kilogram
- Ordinary rice price
- About Rp13,500 per kilogram
Sources
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