A first ever remarkable supply chain achievement to ship 23,000 fresh live chicken from Indonesia to Singapore via sea route by Japfa Group
Singapore headquartered, Japfa Ltd, a leading vertically integrated industrialised agri-food company has delivered 23,000 live birds via sea route to Singapore. This is the first time live chickens are delivered to Singapore from Indonesia. The shipment represents a noteworthy achievement and will test a new method of supplying fresh chicken to Singapore, with the birds transported live by sea and slaughtered at the destination.
The chickens were raised by PT Ciomas Adisatwa in Bintan, Kepulauan Riau a province of Indonesia. PT Ciomas Adisatwa is a subsidiary of PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk, which in turn is a subsidiary of Japfa Ltd. Japfa Group which adheres to the compliances with a goal to provide nutritious and affordable staple proteins in an efficient and sustainable way. This first shipment has opened new opportunities to provide not only fresh chicken but also other staple protein foods to Singapore.
Tan Yong Nang, Chief Executive Officer of Japfa, said: “We are pleased to contribute to Singapore’s food security strategy by providing fresh chicken to local consumers. As a leading industrialised agri-food player, with more than 50 years of experience in producing staple protein foods in Asia, we can meet Singapore’s demand and standards based on our attention to quality and our vertically integrated business model from poultry feed production and breeding to farming and food processing. This shipment is the result of the combined efforts of Japfa, Singapore and Indonesia’s authorities, and we look forward to expanding further our contribution to feed Singapore consumers with nutritious proteins”.
Japfa is one of the largest poultry producers in Indonesia and in the region, boasting high standards in quality, food safety and ESG. Japfa’s activities are critical to feeding people in Indonesia as the Group supplies approximately 20% of poultry products in the market. Japfa is committed to continue to invest in the Bintan project to support Singapore’s food security strategy.
Director General of Livestock and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of
Indonesia, Dr. Ir. Nasrullah, said: “Export to Singapore is a testimony to Indonesia’s livestock product quality and ability to meet international standards of food safety requirements. The national broiler meat production in 2022 was recorded at 3.67 million tons. This shows that Indonesia can fulfil the needs for poultry and derivative products not only in Indonesia but also globally.”
Japfa places a strong emphasis on quality and safety throughout its operations. The company’s farms and processing facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and adhere to the highest international standards of animal welfare, food safety, and environmental sustainability, such as the closed-house systems for poultry production. Japfa’s standards compliance with regional and international certifications.
