Held Market Operations, Central Java Provincial Government Gives Subsidies To Chili Prices For The Community

JAKARTA - The Central Java Provincial Government held market operations in three traditional markets in Semarang City as an effort to stabilize the price of chilies which reached Rp90 thousand to Rp100 thousand per kilogram.

Head of the Economic Bureau of the Central Java Provincial Secretariat, July Emmylia in Semarang, said that this market operation will be held one week ahead until the price of chili drops.

In the market operation which took place in Karangayu Market, Peterongan Market, and Gayamsari Market, the Central Java Provincial Government sold 1 ton of chili at a price of Rp. 69 thousand to Rp. 78 thousand per kilogram.

Market operations, he continued, were held to reduce chili prices so that people would not be burdened by the high cost economy.

According to him, the trend of rising chili prices was partly due to reduced production due to the prolonged dry season due to the El Nino phenomenon.

"Our market operation is held to affect market psychology because chilies are actually available, the price is standard, but because people are panicking, and there are some irresponsible people who may be playing with prices. This is a reference to prices and the availability of goods," he said.

The chili we sold in this market operation, the Central Java Provincial Government took directly from farmers in Wonosobo, Boyolali, and Temanggung Regencies.

"Regarding the price, we have also provided a subsidy of Rp. 10,000 per kilogram," he said.

The Central Java Provincial Government has also carried out chili market operations in several districts such as Cilacap, Banyumas, Blora, and Batang.

In addition to market operations to reduce chili prices, the Central Java Provincial Government will expand chili planting land so that the stock is sufficient and prices do not increase.

"The Acting Governor of Central Java also appealed to residents to plant chilies in the yard, to meet personal needs. In addition, residents are expected to become smart consumers, by comparing prices and quality because next to each other the price can be different," he said.