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Meat stocks secured up to Ramadhan
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A woman shops for meat during the last few days of the holy fasting month of Ramadhan at a market in Jakarta on July 4, 2016. Meat demand always significantly increases during the fasting month and for Idul Fitri. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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he Trade Ministry has announced that meat stocks have been secured up to the fasting month of Ramadhan in May, thanks to buffalo meat imports from India.
Buffalo meat stocks now had reached 70,000 tons, while frozen beef stocks were between 60,000 and 70,000 tons, said Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukito, adding that the government would increase stocks based on demand.
“The additional 70,000 tons of [buffalo meat] has arrived. We will import more from India. Also, frozen beef meat from Australia, Spain and several other countries have stocks in their warehouses ready to be sent,” said Enggar as quoted by tempo.co on Friday.
(Read also: Govt pledges for early imports to maintain meat prices)
The ceiling price of the meat will be set at Rp 80,000 [US$6] per kilogram, he said.
The ministry has advised the Indonesian Meat Distributor Association (ADDI) to prepare meat stocks well before peak consumption periods to ensure meat shortages are not experienced, which ultimately pushes prices up.
The ministry also has called on distributors to pay serious attention to supplies in the Greater Jakarta area, as the largest meat-consuming area in the country.
The ADDI in cooperation with the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) have been tasked to distribute imported meat to markets in Greater Jakarta, with an initial supply of 10,000 tons per month. (bbn)
