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Dynamics of Broiler Meat Production in South Sulawesi Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rasyid I.
Aip Conference Proceedings
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the economic sector in terms of decreasing income from businesses, decreasing business production, shifting in society’s shopping behaviour, and decreasing the amount of consumption of products. Indirectly, this disruption has transformed the pattern of fulfilling food needs. One of the business/industrial sectors that plays a role in fulfilling food needs is broiler chicken farming. Chickens are popular among Indonesians due to their high protein content. In addition, during the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone was encouraged to strengthen the body’s immunity by consuming nutritious food. Before the pandemic, the demand for chicken meat in Indonesia increased every year and was always fulfilled. Production and demand for chicken meat experienced a very significant decrease when the pandemic entered Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the direct factors that influence the dynamics of broiler meat production before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Sulawesi. The research method used was a literature study with data sourced from 2021 livestock and animal health statistics documents. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive analysis techniques. Based on the data obtained, it is known that the dynamics of broiler meat production before and during the COVID-19 pandemic showed a negative growth rate of -3.29%. From 2017 and 2018, broiler meat production increased, but production has decreased significantly from 2018 to 2019. Then there was an increase of only 3.42% from 2019 to 2020. It increased by 3.41 percent between 2020 and 2021. This is the impact of the enactment of the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (LSSR) policy in South Sulawesi. Factors that directly influence the negative growth rate of broiler meat production trends are government policies in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, access difficulties in distributing feed and broilers, a decline in livebird prices, reduction in the number of workers, and a reduction in the harvest intensity of broilers.