Indonesia: Government provides affordable buffalo meat amid rising beef meat prices

Published 2023년 4월 14일

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The National Food Agency (NFA) and state-owned logistics company, Bulog, are providing an alternative to the community by offering frozen buffalo meat to handle surges in prices and demand for beef during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. The meat is priced at IDR 80,000 per kilogram and will be distributed in modern retail stores and traditional markets. Purchases are capped at two kilograms per person during Ramadan and Eid. The government is calculating the supply and demand of food until next year to maintain stability in food supply and prices. Bulog is distributing the buffalo meat directly to reduce the selling price to consumers.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Food Agency (NFA) and state-owned logistics company, Bulog, offer alternative food to the community by providing frozen buffalo meat to handle surges in prices and demand for beef during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. "We provide people with choices of hot meat or fresh meat at traditional markets at a higher price or Brazilian beef and buffalo meat which is the cheapest at IDR 80,000 per kilogram," NFA head Arief Prasetyo Adi stated during his visit to review the sale of frozen meat at the modern retail store, Alfamidi, in Jakarta, Friday. He ensured that the public could purchase affordable and cheap meat to fulfill their needs for Eid. Currently, 88 Alfamidi branches spread across Greater Jakarta have a supply of frozen buffalo meat priced at IDR 80,000 per kilogram, with purchases capped at two kilograms per person during Ramadan and Eid. Buffalo meat will not only be distributed in modern retail stores but also traditional markets, with ...

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