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Demand for Idul Adha sacrificial livestock drops amid economic slowdown
The Institute for Demographic and Affluence Studies (IDEAS) estimates that 1.92 million people purchased sacrificial livestock this year, marking a decline of 233,000 buyers or around 12 percent compared with last year.
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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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ivestock farmers and traders across various regions have complained about a sharp drop in demand for sacrificial livestock during the Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) holiday, amid the country's ongoing economic slowdown.
Uday, a 41-year-old sheep trader in Bandung, West Java, said he had sold only one sheep on Thursday morning, the day before Idul Adha, which falls on Friday this year.
“The day before the holiday is usually my busiest and most profitable with buyers typically arriving nonstop even before sunrise. Last year, I sold up to 25 sheep on this day. But today, only one buyer has come to my stall all morning,” he said, as quoted by Kompas.
Uday, who prices his sheep between Rp 3 million (US$184) and Rp 5 million each, said he had sold only 10 animals over the past four days, marking a steep drop from last year, when he sold up to 50 sacrificial animals in the lead-up to the holiday.
Subari, a cow seller in Batang Regency, Central Java, shared a similar struggle, saying he had managed to sell only 16 cows two days before Idul Adha.
“Last year, I sold 40 cows. But this year, people don’t seem very interested in buying sacrificial animals, likely due to the tough economic conditions,” he said on Wednesday.
Nizar, a cow farmer from Anambas Islands Regency in the Riau Islands, said his income had dropped sharply compared with last year.
