The selling price of quail eggs in Indonesia is never below break even point

Published 2022년 9월 22일

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The article highlights the price fluctuations in purebred chicken products in Indonesia, leading to financial losses for farmers. However, quail egg pricing has been stable, always exceeding the break-even point, providing a profitable margin for breeders. Slamet Wuryadi, owner of Slamet Quail Farm, pointed out a supply-demand imbalance with a shortage of 13 million quail eggs per week in three provinces. He stressed quail farming as a profitable venture that requires minimal time and land, and is environmentally friendly as quail waste can be used as organic fertilizer and for biogas production.
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POULTRYINDONESIA, Jakarta – In recent times, fluctuations in the selling price of purebred chicken products, both eggs and livebird (LB) have been extraordinary. At one time, the product of purebred chicken rose high, but not infrequently it also fell, causing farmers to lose money. This dynamic, apparently does not occur in quail eggs. Because, according to Slamet Wuryadi as the owner of Slamet Quail Farm, the price of quail eggs has never been sold below the production BEP. Where the average breeder still gets a margin even far above the BEP. According to him, the BEP of quail eggs is Rp. 300 which can be sold for over Rp. 400 even up to Rp. 1000 per item. When filling the Propaktani Technical and Guidance event held by the Directorate General of Food Crops, Slamet revealed that so far there has been no balance between supply and demand. “Demand for the 3 provinces in Indonesia, West Java, DKI Jakarta, and Banten reached 16.5 million grains per week. We have only been able to ...
Source: Poultry

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