# Animal Feed Prices Surge, PKB Lawmaker Jaelani Urges Government Intervention

> Jaelani, a member of Indonesia's House Commission IV from the PKB faction, urged the government to act against feed shortages and rising feed prices affecting independent livestock farmers. Farmers in Central Java, Southeast Sulawesi and South Sulawesi have reported rising costs they say they can no longer cover. He noted feed accounts for nearly two-thirds of operating costs for poultry companies.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-13T01:37:16.933Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96921-animal-feed-prices-surge-pkb-lawmaker-jaelani-urges-government-intervention
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed prices squeeze poultry and livestock margins in Indonesia, which could reduce flock sizes and tighten meat and egg supply, supporting domestic protein prices while raising demand for imported feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-25 | [Higher grain prices impact government program payments - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42342-higher-grain-prices-impact-government-program-payments-high-plains-journal.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2025-09-05 | [United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (usmca)—Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)—GMO corn \| American Journal of International Law \| Cambridge Core](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22828-united-states-mexico-canada-agreement-usmca-sanitary-and-phytosanitary-measures.md) | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-22 | [Farmers, lawmakers dial up pressure over biofuel policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57452-farmers-lawmakers-dial-up-pressure-over-biofuel-policy.md) | +2.4% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-24 | [Argentine government taxes farmers to fund spending - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55423-argentine-government-taxes-farmers-to-fund-spending-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Indian distillers seek 9% corn ethanol price hike as feedstock costs surge \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2890-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge-world.md) | -0.5% | — |
| SBM | 2022-03-14 | [Government suspends soybean exports as prices rise \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14047-government-suspends-soybean-exports-as-prices-rise-buenos-aires-times.md) | -1.7% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2019-07-11 | [Government lowers export duties on products from regional economies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57928-government-lowers-export-duties-on-products-from-regional-economies.md) | -0.5% | -5.2% |
| SBM | 2019-12-24 | [Argentine government taxes farmers to fund spending - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55423-argentine-government-taxes-farmers-to-fund-spending-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- kisahan.id: https://kisahan.id/harga-pakan-ternak-melonjak-jaelani-pkb-desak-pemerintah-intervensi/

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