# Indonesia moves to raise live chicken prices to protect farmers - ANTARA News

> Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture is moving to lift farm-gate live chicken prices toward a reference price of Rp25,000/kg, recommending a minimum of Rp22,000/kg. Prices fell to Rp18,000–20,000/kg in October after recovering to Rp22,000–23,000 in August and September, and the government has suspended recommendation services until prices stabilize.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:08:07.116Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29227-indonesia-moves-to-raise-live-chicken-prices-to-protect-farmers-antara-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Low farm-gate prices below production costs threaten flock placements and broiler supply, while government intervention to support prices could tighten poultry supply and firm feed demand over coming months.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

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| SBM | 2021-11-23 | [Indian farmers hold soybeans as government measures cut prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44077-indian-farmers-hold-soybeans-as-government-measures-cut-prices.md) | -5.2% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2020-03-18 | [Indonesia rations purchases of staples, eyes fuel price cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7553-indonesia-rations-purchases-of-staples-eyes-fuel-price-cuts.md) | +11.3% | -2.0% |
| SBM | 2022-05-23 | [Crude oil, Indonesian trade policy gyrations drive soybean oil prices - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41479-crude-oil-indonesian-trade-policy-gyrations-drive-soybean-oil-prices-mckeany.md) | +1.0% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- en.antaranews.com: https://en.antaranews.com/news/439335/indonesia-moves-to-raise-live-chicken-prices-to-protect-farmers

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