We have been assigned to provide 20 thousand metric tons of Brazilian beef during 2022 by the government.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Food Agency (BPN) has prepared frozen cow and buffalo meat priced at Rp80 thousand–Rp95 thousand (US$5.52–US$6.56) per kilogram amid a surge in fresh meat prices ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

"Thus, people can have various choices and alternatives to buying meat," head of the agency, Arief Prasetyo Adi, said in a statement released here on Wednesday.

The price of fresh beef is currently in the range of Rp115 thousand to Rp150 thousand (US$7.94-US$10.36) per kilogram, he noted.

The BPN had ensured the availability of meat and the stability of its price ahead of the 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday period by inspecting several meat markets in Jakarta along with the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry and PT Berdikari (Persero) -- a part of the state-run food holding ID FOOD.

The agency head said that direct monitoring of meat prices should be carried out routinely with the state-run food holding to ensure that the people’s demand is fulfilled.

Meanwhile, president director of PT Berdikari, Harry Warganegara, said that his company had supplied 36 tons of meat per month, both frozen and fresh, to various meat markets and trading partners.

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Currently, the enterprise is strengthening its supply to the public by expanding its meat distribution network.

"We have been assigned to provide 20 thousand metric tons of Brazilian beef during 2022 by the government," the president director informed.

The company has also optimized the absorption of local feeder cattle production from a number of provinces, including Central Java, East Java, and West Nusa Tenggara, as well as imported the commodity from Australia in early April 2022 to meet domestic demand, he added.

"Currently, there are 1,481 cows which are ready to be slaughtered to meet the meat demand ahead of the holiday period,” he informed.

He added that the agency will continue to ensure the availability of the commodity, whose average turnover has reached 3 thousand cows per month.

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