# Indonesia to cull millions of chickens, curb egg hatching to support prices

> Indonesia's farming ministry has ordered breeders to cull millions of chickens and reduce hatching egg numbers to counter a slump in poultry prices. Live bird prices this year have fallen below the government's benchmark floor price and below feed costs, according to an independent farmers group.

- Date: 2020-09-01 · published 2020-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51264-indonesia-to-cull-millions-of-chickens-curb-egg-hatching-to-support-prices
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Removing birds and hatching eggs cuts future chicken supply, which should firm domestic live bird prices. Feed-cost pressure on farmers is a key reason for the intervention.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/indonesia-poultry/indonesia-to-cull-millions-of-chickens-curb-egg-hatching-to-support-prices-idUSL4N2FY2JX/

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