ID FOOD Sends First 40 Tonnes of Spent Hen Meat from East Java to Makassar and Papua
ID FOOD has opened a new outlet for East Java poultry farmers with an initial shipment of 40 tonnes of frozen meat from spent laying hens to Makassar and Papua. The company says potential absorption for the two markets could reach 150 tonnes per month.
First shipment targets eastern Indonesia
Indonesian state-owned food company ID FOOD, through PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (Persero), has sent an initial 40 tonnes of frozen meat from spent laying hens in East Java to Makassar and Papua. The shipment opens a new sales channel for poultry farmers seeking to market hens that have reached the end of their egg-production cycle.
ANTARA reported that the delivery is intended to establish a business-to-business trading system connecting farmer supply with identified market demand. ID FOOD Commercial Director Dwi Sutoro said the company would direct the product to regions where supply is needed, particularly markets in eastern Indonesia with demand potential.
The trading arrangements will take account of product suitability, specifications, price and the continuity of supply. The initiative therefore extends beyond a one-off transfer: it is designed to create a repeatable channel for converting non-productive laying hens into frozen poultry meat with commercial value.
Potential demand reaches 150 tonnes a month
According to Pantau and ANTARA, ID FOOD estimates that the Makassar and Papua markets could absorb as much as 150 tonnes per month. That potential monthly volume is nearly four times the size of the first shipment, although the company did not provide a schedule for reaching full capacity. Dwi said absorption could be increased gradually as market demand develops.
ID FOOD plans both to raise procurement volumes and to expand sales into other regions. The project fits the company’s stated shift toward operating as a food trading business that connects production centres with areas requiring supplies through its distribution network.
Six East Java farmer cooperatives are participating: Koperasi PPN Blitar, Koperasi Kartini Blitar, Koperasi Putra Blitar, Koperasi PPRN Blitar, Koperasi Berkah Telur Blitar and Koperasi Seribu Rejeki Kediri. Their involvement gives the programme an organised procurement base in Blitar and Kediri, two source areas in East Java.
Government links programme to price stability
The Agriculture Ministry supports the initiative as a way to absorb laying hens that have reached slaughter age. Makmun, director of livestock-product downstream development at the ministry’s Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health, said the shipment followed an instruction from the agriculture minister to assist layer farmers at the end of the birds’ productive period.
ANTARA described ministry support for the movement of around 40 tonnes from East Java to South Sulawesi, while the broader commercial destination announced by ID FOOD includes Makassar and Papua. The ministry expects the purchases to help stabilise prices and allow farmers to maintain their businesses and production activity.
The inter-island programme is also intended to supply regions facing poultry-meat shortages. Officials said deliveries from East Java should be allocated without disrupting markets already served by local farmers. For producers, the central commercial question will be whether recurring demand approaches the indicated 150-tonne monthly capacity. For buyers in eastern Indonesia, continuity will depend on competitive pricing, suitable specifications and reliable frozen-product distribution across the islands.
