Indonesia: Supply of poultry products is guaranteed to be safe during fasting and Eid

Published 2022년 3월 19일

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The food sector in Indonesia is experiencing positive developments during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite price fluctuations, says Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto. The government is focusing on policies to ensure food availability, affordability, and price stability, particularly ahead of fasting and Eid. The Minister of Trade has assured that inflation is under control during this period, although prices of some commodities like poultry products can fluctuate. There is enough poultry meat and eggs in the country, but concerns have been raised about the welfare of farmers. The supply of corn for feed and poultry meat is lower in 2021 due to high prices, and there are calls for a national corn buffer stock and import policy. The country has sufficient boneless meat for its processing industry, but not mechanically deboned meat.

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POULTRYINDONESIA, Jakarta – Despite frequent price fluctuations, the food sector continues to experience positive developments during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was stated by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto in his remarks in an online webinar via the Zoom application discussing food supply ahead of fasting and Eid, which was held by the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI), Friday (18/3). Read also: Unhas Officially Appoints SYL Minister of Agriculture as Honorary Professor According to Airlangga, specifically to welcome the upcoming fasting and Eid, the government has prepared various policies that focus on three main issues, namely food availability, affordability and prices. "Things to be considered are the provision of production facilities and infrastructure, stock availability and production materials. In addition, strengthening the support of transportation SOEs is also carried out in distributing food from areas with a ...

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