West Java Coordinates With Badanas Regarding Chicken Prices

BANDUNG - The West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov Jabar) through the Industry and Trade Office (Disperindag) has coordinated with the National Food Agency (Bapanas) regarding efforts to get around the increase in chicken prices in the West Java region, which currently costs up to IDR 40-45 thousand per kilogram.

"Coordination in the Provincial Government with Bapanas is carried out continuously, because the people of West Java consume the most chickens. Coordination with the center for intervention so that prices do not continue to increase," said Head of the West Java Industry and Trade Office (Disperindag), Nong Komara Nengsih, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 5.

Nong said that after Eid al-Fitr 2023, the price of chicken in the West Java region had not decreased, and even reached Rp. 45 thousand per kilogram and the increase was evenly experienced in 27 cities/districts in West Java.

According to him, the existence of the El Nino phenomenon causes the productivity of corn flattening (which is chicken feed) in exporting countries to decrease.

This condition causes an increase in prices, considering that corn flats are the main feed for chickens in Indonesia, especially West Java.

"So the main problem is the increase in feed from corn. Until now there are still many imports. Corn exporters are one of the largest to us, India and so on to El Nino, a disaster. Then reduced the supply of corn flats," he said.

Disperindag West Java, continued Noneng, also conducts regular monitoring of markets in monitoring commodity prices in West Java, with the hope that the selling value can be controlled.

"We continue to monitor the market. Supply interventions in upstream friends, DKPP, Agriculture. We are more monitoring, coordinating with the ministry. Especially related to exports, imports so they don't get stuck," he said.

"For subsidies, this year it has been completed before Eid al-Fitr yesterday. The total budget is Rp. 10 billion disbursed. Next year there will be more budgets," continued Noneng.