# Indonesia to cull 3 million broilers - Poultry World

> Indonesian authorities ordered broiler farmers to cull about three million 68-week-old birds over two weeks to ease plunging live bird prices. Farmers had reported selling birds below the government floor price and cost of production after overproduction ahead of Eid al-Fitr demand that failed to materialize.

- Date: 2019-07-05 · published 2019-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58236-indonesia-to-cull-3-million-broilers-poultry-world
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Reducing parent-flock supply should firm Indonesian broiler prices, but the oversupply signals weak regional poultry demand that limits feed purchase growth.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- poultryworld.net: https://www.poultryworld.net/poultry/indonesia-to-cull-3-million-broilers/

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