In preparation for Ramadan, Indonesia to Import eggs from these two countries

Published Mar 16, 2023

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Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency reports a slight decrease in poultry egg imports in February 2023, but an 8.69% increase compared to the same month the previous year. The majority of imports were from India, with some from Germany and the United States. This has raised concerns, especially after price fluctuations in local chicken eggs, with the House of Representatives investigating the issue and the Ministry of Trade responsible for issuing import approval licenses.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that Indonesia was still importing 165,234 kilograms (kg) of poultry eggs in February 2023. This amount only decreased slightly -0.28% from the previous month's import volume which was recorded at 165,698 kg. When compared to the same month last year, there was an increase in imports of 8.69%, where in February 2022 the number of imported eggs was recorded at 152,011 kg. The majority of imported poultry eggs purchased by Indonesia last February were obtained from India as much as 164,775 kg, down 0.54% compared to January 2023 which amounted to 165,675 kg. In second place, Germany is the origin of Indonesian egg imports, which is 413 kg. Based on BPS records, in the previous month, Indonesia did not import eggs from Germany. Furthermore, the place for Indonesia to import poultry eggs in February 2023 is the United States, namely 46 kg. This amount increased by 100% from the previous month's imports which were ...

Source: Cnbcindonesia