Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture, together with the Indonesian Meat and Industry Chamber of Commerce, has issued an official statement regarding online reports that Chinese investors plan to enter Indonesia's layer chicken farming industry. According to the information, the Chinese side intends to invest approximately IDR 1.4 trillion in an upstream full-industry-chain project for layers, covering breeding farms, feed mills, and egg processing facilities. The Director General of Livestock and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture has held a special coordination meeting with the Chamber of Commerce regarding the reports, verifying details with the Vice Chairman of the Chamber's livestock division to clarify market rumors. He emphasized that Indonesia's development of the poultry industry always prioritizes the interests of local farmers, and foreign investment must genuinely benefit domestic farmers, enhance domestic production capacity, create jobs, and strengthen national food security. The government has made it clear that the livestock industry will be developed in a planned and orderly manner, relying on a local cooperation system built with domestic farmers, cooperatives, private practitioners, and state-owned food enterprises.
Although Indonesia is open to foreign investment, it requires investors to complete upstream and downstream industry chain layouts, always putting the interests of local practitioners first. The government promotes a collaborative model among local stakeholders to strengthen the national livestock supply chain. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated that the relevant reports are premature and significantly deviate from the actual situation. The Chinese investment interest is currently only at the preliminary exchange and promotion stage, with no concrete implementation plans or follow-up arrangements. The Chamber, as a platform connecting domestic and foreign investors, only received a routine visit from a Chinese economic and trade delegation for discussion, which has not yet entered the substantive investment implementation stage. It was reported that as early as April 21, 2026, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, together with the Aceh Provincial Chamber of Commerce, hosted a Chinese business delegation from the layer chicken industry chain. Both sides exchanged views on agricultural technology cooperation and the development of the Sumatra corridor supply chain, with a preliminary idea of establishing an upstream full-industry-chain for layers in Aceh Province, creating a horizontal integrated industrial ecosystem in cooperation with local small-scale farmers.
The Chamber of Commerce emphasized that the discussions were limited to investment and technology transfer in the layer chicken sector in Aceh Province, and that Chinese companies would not engage in vertical full-chain monopoly integration in Indonesia's layer chicken industry. In accordance with Indonesia's Anti-Monopoly and Unfair Competition Law and relevant regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture on supply and demand control, no company is allowed to control the entire industry chain from upstream to downstream. Chinese companies are positioned to bring in modern breeding technology and improve breeding efficiency and product quality through a horizontal cooperation model. Indonesia has established a Protein Special Task Force, jointly driven by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Cooperatives, the Chamber of Commerce, and farmers' associations to promote industry upgrades. The Chamber hopes that this cooperation model can be replicated and promoted across regions, strengthening regional food self-sufficiency and enhancing Indonesia's overall food security resilience.
Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture, together with the Indonesian Meat and Industry Chamber of Commerce, has issued an official statement regarding online reports that Chinese investors plan to enter Indonesia's layer chicken farming industry. According to the information, the Chinese side intends to invest approximately IDR 1.4 trillion in an upstream full-industry-chain project for layers, covering breeding farms, feed mills, and egg processing facilities. The Director General of Livestock and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture has held a special coordination meeting with the Chamber of Commerce regarding the reports, verifying details with the Vice Chairman of the Chamber's livestock division to clarify market rumors. He emphasized that Indonesia's development of the poultry industry always prioritizes the interests of local farmers, and foreign investment must genuinely benefit domestic farmers, enhance domestic production capacity, create jobs, and strengthen national food security. The government has made it clear that the livestock industry will be developed in a planned and orderly manner, relying on a local cooperation system built with domestic farmers, cooperatives, private practitioners, and state-owned food enterprises.
Although Indonesia is open to foreign investment, it requires investors to complete upstream and downstream industry chain layouts, always putting the interests of local practitioners first. The government promotes a collaborative model among local stakeholders to strengthen the national livestock supply chain. The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated that the relevant reports are premature and significantly deviate from the actual situation. The Chinese investment interest is currently only at the preliminary exchange and promotion stage, with no concrete implementation plans or follow-up arrangements. The Chamber, as a platform connecting domestic and foreign investors, only received a routine visit from a Chinese economic and trade delegation for discussion, which has not yet entered the substantive investment implementation stage. It was reported that as early as April 21, 2026, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, together with the Aceh Provincial Chamber of Commerce, hosted a Chinese business delegation from the layer chicken industry chain. Both sides exchanged views on agricultural technology cooperation and the development of the Sumatra corridor supply chain, with a preliminary idea of establishing an upstream full-industry-chain for layers in Aceh Province, creating a horizontal integrated industrial ecosystem in cooperation with local small-scale farmers.
The Chamber of Commerce emphasized that the discussions were limited to investment and technology transfer in the layer chicken sector in Aceh Province, and that Chinese companies would not engage in vertical full-chain monopoly integration in Indonesia's layer chicken industry. In accordance with Indonesia's Anti-Monopoly and Unfair Competition Law and relevant regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture on supply and demand control, no company is allowed to control the entire industry chain from upstream to downstream. Chinese companies are positioned to bring in modern breeding technology and improve breeding efficiency and product quality through a horizontal cooperation model. Indonesia has established a Protein Special Task Force, jointly driven by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Cooperatives, the Chamber of Commerce, and farmers' associations to promote industry upgrades. The Chamber hopes that this cooperation model can be replicated and promoted across regions, strengthening regional food self-sufficiency and enhancing Indonesia's overall food security resilience.
