Beef Producers Threatened If They Raise Prices Above Regulations Producers and distributors are urged to adhere to reference prices ahead of Ramadan. Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized that producers and distributors will be taken to task if they raise the price of beef above the government's set limits. “If you find prices above the HET, don't chase the market traders, but chase the distributors and producers. There will be no mercy for cooking oil and meat,” said Amran in a statement received in Jakarta, Wednesday (4/2/2026). According to Amran, strategic commodities such as rice, cooking oil, and sugar have no reason to experience price increases because the current stock is abundant. The affordability of access to ruminant meat (cow or buffalo), especially heading into Ramadan and Idul Fitri 2026, has been ensured by the government with an agreement on the price of live cattle at Rp 55,000 per kilogram (kg). This policy will be applied during Ramadan until Idul Fitri to ensure that traders of ruminant meat can provide good and ...