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Egg prices rose: The Indonesian government opens limited corn import options

Chicken Egg
Maize (Corn)
Dairy
Indonesia
Published May 30, 2023

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy III of the Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) Edy Priyono said that limited corn imports could be an option to control the soaring price of chicken eggs in recent times. This is due to the increasing cost of animal feed.

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"The possibility of limited corn imports has been opened. In addition to the limited amount, imports are also only used for animal feed ingredients," said Edy in Jakarta, Monday (29/5/2023). However, for the final decision regarding whether to enforce imports or not, Edy said, the relevant technical ministries/institutions would carry out an assessment. Edy admitted that the increase in the price of broiler eggs in recent times has become the government's concern. Not only purebred chicken eggs, several foodstuffs also show high prices compared to the government reference price (HEP) such as medium rice, chicken meat, corn at the farmer level, garlic and granulated sugar. For chicken eggs, Edy said the reason for the price increase was because the main ingredient for chicken feed, namely corn, was relatively high. "The high price of corn is good for farmers, but it is burdensome for breeders who are the main consumers of corn. The high price of corn makes the cost of producing ...
Source: Republika
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