The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on broiler farms in Moncongloe District, Maros Regency South Sulawesi

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on all sectors of the economy including broiler farming. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on broiler chicken farming in Moncongloe District, Maros Regency. This research was conducted in August - September 2020. The data collection method used literature review, observation and interviews. The broiler chicken farm industry and business owners are feeling the positive and negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The positive impact is the increasing number of people who open businesses in the food and beverage sector, including those using broiler as raw material. Indirectly, this will increase the demand for broilers on the producer side. The negative impact is that the price of chickens is always fluctuating and a fairly drastic drop in the price of live chickens has caused farmers to suffer losses. The condition of the decrease in the number of sales is also felt by restaurants, hotels and restaurants due to large-scale social restrictions in Makassar City, which are intermediate consumers.

Fluctuations and disparity in broiler and carcass price before during and after covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia

“…Recent data showed that there was a decrease in chicken demand from 2019 to 2020 (509385–498367 chickens), as evidenced by the reduced number of chickens sold in 2020 [ 12 ]. This decreased demand is consistent with the broader trends observed during pandemic, where various factors such as lockdowns, reduced consumer spending, and supply chain disruptions have reshaped consumption patterns [ 10 ].…”

“…One of the most significant challenges in the poultry supply chain has been the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 [ 6 ]. This pandemic has led to disruptions in production levels, shifts in customer demand and product access, as well as economic challenges for broiler breeders and traders [ [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] ]. The reduced demand for broiler chickens will certainly disrupt the production process starting from DOC, production and marketing processes, where the broiler industry is a living thing industry that has perishable properties.…”