Indonesia’s meat consumption is still below the world's average

Published 2023년 6월 23일

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Indonesia's meat consumption is currently low, with per capita consumption at 2.66 kg per year, which is less than the global average of 6.4 kg, according to Harry Warganegara, the main director of PT Berdikari. This situation is attributed to the country's purchasing power. Despite this, Berdikari is taking steps to meet the rising demand for meat due to economic growth and increasing purchasing power by collaborating with breeders from various regions. In 2021, Indonesia's beef consumption grew by 2.8%, reaching 717,750 tons, while domestic beef production increased by 23% to 437,783 tons. To make up for the shortfall of nearly 300,000 tons, the country relies heavily on imports of frozen meat and feeder cattle.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Main Director of PT Berdikari Harry Warganegara said meat consumption in Indonesia is still very low. Harry said that Indonesia's beef consumption was only 2.66 kilograms (kg) per capita per year or below the world average of 6.4 kg per capita per year. "If you look at Indonesia's per capita meat consumption compared to the world, we are still below," Harry said in the Morning Chat About BUMN (Ngopi BUMN) entitled "The Role of BUMN ahead of Eid al-Adha and the Indonesian Hajj Pilgrimage" at the Ministry of BUMN office, Jakarta, Thursday (22/6/2023). Harry assesses the low consumption of meat can not be separated from the factor of people's purchasing power. Harry compared with South Korea and Japan, which have high purchasing power correlated with high consumption of meat. However, Harry conveyed that Berdikari is still taking steps to anticipate the soaring demand for meat in line with the positive trend of economic growth and also increasing people's ...

Source: Republika