Breeders Ask The Government To Absorb 1.5 Million Chickens Per Sunday

National Task Force Breeder Community (KPUN) Alvino Antonio. (Photo: VOI/Mery Handayani)

JAKARTA - Independent breeders who are members of the National Task Force Breeder Community (KPUN) ask the government to absorb 1.5 million independent breeders per week.

KPUN chairman Alvino Antonio said this was aimed at ensuring the price set by the government.

The price of chickens in the farmer class has been regulated at IDR 21,000 to IDR 23,000 per kg. This price is stated in the Regulation of the National Food Agency (Perbadan) Number 5 of 2022.

"We independent MSME breeders demand that the government absorb live birds or carcasses of 1.5 million heads per week," he said at the Office of the Ministry of Trade, Jakarta, Tuesday, January 10.

The demands were made during a demonstration at the Office of the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) this morning at around 10.00 WIB.

At the demonstration, farmers complained that currently the price of chickens living in the cage class has fallen since the 2022 Christmas holiday of around Rp. 15,000 per kg. Meanwhile, the cost of producing farmers reaches Rp. 20,500 per kg.

The price is below the HPP of IDR 19,500 to IDR 20,500 per kg, which is our loss during 2022 because the price of chickens in the cage has decreased to IDR 3.2 trillion. That's the accumulation of independent breeders nationally, yes," he explained.

Breeders also asked the government of the government to immediately issue a Presidential Regulation on the protection of independent MSME farmers for broiler chickens.

As regulated in Law No. 18/2009 Jo; Law 41/2014 on Animal Husbandry and Health. Article 33 further provisions regarding Cultivation as referred to in Articles 27 to Article 32 are regulated by Presidential Regulation.

Farmers urge President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to immediately evaluate the performance of the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Food Agency, the Ministry of Trade, the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, the Food Task Force.

"Because we, as MSME business actors, still do not feel the existence of these state institutions. Instead, our demands are neglected and we are still adrift in an economic system that is not pro-sufficiency in independent MSME breeders," said Alvino.

Alvino said his party also asked large companies to comply with prices in accordance with Agency Number 5 of 2022.

The big companies include PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk, Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, PT Malindo Feedmill Tbk, PT Cheil Jedang Indonesia, PT New Hope Indonesia, PT Farmsco Feed, and PT Gold Coin Indonesia.