Prices of Chicken and Eggs Up Before Christmas, BKP Ministry of Agriculture: Fair
Buletin Digital. Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Food Security Agency (BKP), Agung Hendriadi, descends directly to Bersehati Market, Manado City, North Sulawesi. His arrival was nothing but to find out the development of stock and prices of staple foods in North Sulawesi.
"From our observation today, the increase is eggs. The normal price should be Rp. 23,000, but by this Christmas the price has risen by Rp. 26,000 to Rp. 28,000. Whereas chicken meat should be Rp. 33,000, today it increases to 35,000 / kg. there are various kinds, there is also Bulog rice that is sold according to HET, just depends on the people choosing it, "Agung said in a written statement on Friday.
In this monitoring, Agung was accompanied by the Head of BKP's Food Safety and Diversification Center Center Tri Agustin Satriani and Head of North Sulawesi Regional Food Service Sandra Moniaga and other relevant agencies. According to him, this increase is a natural thing.
"The increase in prices of basic commodities ahead of Christmas and New Year is a natural thing, because there is an increase in demand," said Agung.
The important thing is that Agung, we must be able to control it not to soar too high.
"If the price has exceeded the tolerance limit, of course we will conduct market operations, such as those in other cities in Indonesia," said Agung.
According to Agung, until now for North Sulawesi, food stocks are still available and sufficient.
"So people don't need to worry because the stock is still available for the next few weeks," he explained.
According to the President Director of Pasar Bersehati, Alwin, the price increase was also influenced by the weather.
"The weather factor entering the rainy season is also influential because the smooth distribution is a little hampered," Alwin said.
Head of the Regional Food Service of North Sulawesi Province, Sandra Moniaga, said that a number of food staples had increased, but not too high.
"The availability of staple food is still quite ahead of Christmas and New Year. For this reason, people in this area are especially Christians who will celebrate Christmas and New Year do not need to worry because food stocks are still safe in the next few days," Sandra said.
Monik, one consumer who buys eggs does not object to rising prices.
"Naturally, if the price goes up, it won't increase too much. Like this egg, I bought 26 thousand. Yes. I went up a little. And it's only natural. Later it will come down again," he said.
"From our observation today, the increase is eggs. The normal price should be Rp. 23,000, but by this Christmas the price has risen by Rp. 26,000 to Rp. 28,000. Whereas chicken meat should be Rp. 33,000, today it increases to 35,000 / kg. there are various kinds, there is also Bulog rice that is sold according to HET, just depends on the people choosing it, "Agung said in a written statement on Friday.
In this monitoring, Agung was accompanied by the Head of BKP's Food Safety and Diversification Center Center Tri Agustin Satriani and Head of North Sulawesi Regional Food Service Sandra Moniaga and other relevant agencies. According to him, this increase is a natural thing.
"The increase in prices of basic commodities ahead of Christmas and New Year is a natural thing, because there is an increase in demand," said Agung.
The important thing is that Agung, we must be able to control it not to soar too high.
"If the price has exceeded the tolerance limit, of course we will conduct market operations, such as those in other cities in Indonesia," said Agung.
According to Agung, until now for North Sulawesi, food stocks are still available and sufficient.
"So people don't need to worry because the stock is still available for the next few weeks," he explained.
According to the President Director of Pasar Bersehati, Alwin, the price increase was also influenced by the weather.
"The weather factor entering the rainy season is also influential because the smooth distribution is a little hampered," Alwin said.
Head of the Regional Food Service of North Sulawesi Province, Sandra Moniaga, said that a number of food staples had increased, but not too high.
"The availability of staple food is still quite ahead of Christmas and New Year. For this reason, people in this area are especially Christians who will celebrate Christmas and New Year do not need to worry because food stocks are still safe in the next few days," Sandra said.
Monik, one consumer who buys eggs does not object to rising prices.
"Naturally, if the price goes up, it won't increase too much. Like this egg, I bought 26 thousand. Yes. I went up a little. And it's only natural. Later it will come down again," he said.
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