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Livestock sacrifices continue to drop despite easing diseases
The supply of goats, sheep and cattle for the festival is projected to drop by between 13 and 17 percent this year from last year’s 2.7 million heads.
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Cattle check: A quarantine officer inspects a herd of cattle on June 20 aboard the Barokah Jaya in Kalbut Port, Situbondo, East Java. The animals, which are being transported for Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice), are priced at between Rp 20 million (US$1,329) and Rp 25 million per head. (Antara/Seno)
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ndonesia is expected to see a weakened supply of sacrificial livestock amid this year’s Day of Sacrifice, as farmers remain cautious over ongoing disease outbreaks.
The Indonesian Meat Butcher and Trader Network (JAPPDI) projects the supply of goats, sheep and cattle for the festival to drop by between 13 and 17 percent this year from last year’s 2.7 million heads.
The drop is expected because farmers have remained hesitant to sell their livestock for the festival over fear of the spread of lumpy skin disease (LSD) and foot and mouth disease (FMD), which has yet to be eradicated.
“They are exposed to high risks, so currently the total supply of [sacrificial] animals to the Greater Jakarta area from other provinces has not reached the same figure as last year,” JAPPDI chairman Asnawi told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
Indonesia has been fighting with FMD since 2022, after being free of the disease for three decades. That year, cattle breeders saw a drop in demand and are now bracing for losses during what should be their most profitable season.
Last year, the Agriculture Ministry said it was investigating a possible outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), which it later confirmed.
At its peak, the ministry recorded around 53,000 FMD cases nationwide in 2022 and 58,000 LSD cases in 2023, according to the Agriculture Ministry’s animal health directorate.
