Friday, 29 July 2022 06:30

Indonesia Could Set Up Farm in Batam to Export Fresh Chickens to Singapore

A new farm to supply fresh chicken to Singapore could be up and running in Batam if there is healthy demand over the next year. Suryopratomo, the Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore, said on Thursday that he has talked to some producers in Indonesia who are looking into setting up the farm. They hope to have an understanding of the demand in Singapore by next year so that they can determine if they should set up a farm, he said. Issues like the size of the farm would have to be decided. “If we can set up the farm in Batam, it will not take a long time to bring live chickens to Singapore,” he added. Last month, the director-general for animal husbandry and health at Indonesia’s Agriculture Ministry, Nasrullah, told The Straits Times that a team from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) was in Indonesia on June 14 to assess some farms, slaughterhouses and processing facilities. Suryopratomo was speaking to reporters at Leong Hup Distribution’s fully automated warehouse in Fishery Port Road, where the first shipment of frozen chicken from Indonesia arrived on Sunday.


For comparison, Singapore imported close to 73,000 tons of chicken from Malaysia in 2021. On June 30, the SFA approved Indonesia as a new source of frozen, chilled and processed chicken meat for Singapore, joining a list of more than 20 accredited countries such as Brazil, Thailand and Australia. Previously, Indonesia had exported only salted eggs to Singapore. This came after Malaysia banned the export of whole chickens from June 1, in a bid to stabilize price and supplies in the country. Wet market poultry sellers in Singapore had to turn to selling frozen chicken. Prior to the ban, 34 per cent of Singapore’s chicken supply came from Malaysia, with most chickens imported live and slaughtered here. Although Malaysia has since allowed exports of kampung and black chicken, the more common and affordable broiler chicken, which makes up the majority of Singapore’s imports from Malaysia – remains banned. Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment and Manpower, who was at the Leong Hup Distribution facility, said the authorities are monitoring the demand for Indonesian frozen chicken and will step up imports if needed.

Source : https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2022/07/24/indonesia-could-set-up-farm-in-batam-to-export-fresh-chickens-to-singapore.html.

 

 

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