Meat Sellers In Jakarta Will Strike A Trade Strike, Anies' Men Prepare Meat Stock

JAKARTA - The President Director of Perumda Dharma Jaya Raditya Endra Budiman responded to the plan of a meat seller in Jakarta to hold a trade strike over the next few days.

Raditya said that his party will prepare frozen meat stocks through market operations at outlets owned by the DKI Provincial Government to maintain the availability of meat.

"If they do strike (trade), we as BUMD are ready if ordered to operate the market. In Dharma Jaya, the stock of meat is around 103 tons per day," Raditya said when contacted, Tuesday, February 22.

Thus, Raditya guarantees that the available meat stock will not be a problem. As for the meat prepared by Dharma Jaya in the form of frozen meat imported from abroad.

"If we mostly get the meat from Australia, frozen meat is relatively cheaper than meat in traditional markets. We also have Brazilian meat in stock," said Raditya.

"The price is definitely cheaper, it can be around Rp. 105 thousand (per collogram), Rp. 110 thousand, some are Rp. 115 thousand," he added.

Previously, it was reported that meat traders in Jakarta and the buffer zones included in the Jabodetabek agglomeration area plan to hold a trade strike in the market for five days.

Secretary General of the Indonesian Market Traders Association (Ikappi) Reynaldi Sarijowan revealed that the reason for the trade strike from meat sellers was due to the increase in beef prices which would later be resold in the market. the highest level set by the government, it is feared that the public will also be reluctant to buy meat from market traders.

"We received reports that at some point there would be a strike on the meat trade. Indeed, we can see that in Jabodetabek the price of meat is quite high, some even reaching Rp. 166 thousand (per kilogram)," Reynaldi said when contacted by VOI.

Reynaldi said that the meat trade strike, which was planned to run from Wednesday, February 23 to Sunday, February 27, was a form of frustration and protest against the government.

Because, at this time the issue of the increase and scarcity of cooking oil and soybeans is still not resolved. Plus, the current price of meat is also starting to soar.

"Indeed, this is a form of annoyance for traders because until today there are no problems that the government can solve," said Reynaldi.