Welcoming Lebaran, Government Strengthens Ruminant Meat Stock The government wants to strengthen the meat stock held by the government through BUMN. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata / Red: Gita Amanda

The Indonesian government is taking steps to increase the stock of strategic staple foods, specifically ruminant meat, due to domestic production not meeting consumption needs. The National Food Agency (NFA) is also looking to establish a Government Food Reserves (CPP) to control price fluctuations. Currently, the available meat for the year is 617.3 thousand tons, while the national consumption needs are projecting at 766.9 thousand tons. To close this gap, the government plans to import 100 thousand tons of buffalo meat, in addition to the previously set beef import plan. The aim is to have the stock available before Ramadan.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The government has begun preparing to strengthen the stock of strategic staple foods such as ruminant meat. Procurement steps from friendly countries need to be taken considering that domestic ruminant meat production is not sufficient to meet domestic consumption needs. Ruminant meat is beef and buffalo meat that comes from ruminant livestock. The government through the National Food Agency (NFA) also wants to have a stock of Government Food Reserves (CPP) as an instrument to suppress and control prices if they fluctuate. "The government wants to strengthen the stock of meat held by the government through BUMN. We want to hold the stock, that will be used later for intervention," explained NFA Head Arief Prasetyo Adi when met after the '2025 Commodity Balance Evaluation and Change Coordination Meeting' in Jakarta, on Wednesday (5/2/2025). According to the Food Balance Projection for beef and buffalo meat compiled by the NFA, there is still a gap ...