LAYER poultry farmer Suwardi, 48, struggled to cope after the price of chicken feed barrelled 30% higher since September 2020.
Last August, he had to sell 2,000 of his 8,000 layer chickens on his farm in Kendal, Central Java, along with three cows, to keep his business afloat.
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