Food Results from Disaster Areas to Jakarta Residents' Dinner Tables, DKI's Way to Keep Stock and Prices

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Rano Karno reviewed the Senen Market Block III, Central Jakarta, Monday, December 22, to monitor the availability of supplies and the stability of food prices ahead of Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026.

The review was carried out amid the increasing needs of the community ahead of the year-end holidays. From the results of field monitoring, the supply of food in Jakarta is considered safe until January 2026.

The prices of a number of commodities were observed to be relatively stable, despite an increase in chicken and eggs.

During the visit, Rano ensured that the agricultural products from disaster-affected areas on the island of Sumatra, especially Aceh, had entered and been distributed to markets managed by Perumda Pasar Jaya.

"Through Perumda Pasar Jaya, the DKI Provincial Government is committed to accommodating the next harvest from various disaster-affected areas in Sumatra," said Rano.

The absorption of these agricultural products, according to Rano, is part of efforts to maintain the supply of food commodities in Jakarta while helping to recover the affected regional economies.

"We have started since last Friday by buying Aceh chili. In the future, we also encourage sustainable cooperation through the contract farming scheme so that the supply to Jakarta is more secure," he said.

Rano said that on December 19, the DKI Provincial Government had purchased around 1.4 tons of chili from Aceh. This amount is still far below Jakarta's daily chili needs, which reach around 120 tons per day, but is considered as an initial step to expand inter-regional cooperation.

He also appealed to the people of Jakarta not to make excessive purchases during the Christmas and New Year holidays. According to him, panic shopping has the potential to trigger a price spike in the market.

"We invite the public to remain calm because Jakarta's food stocks are sufficient," he said.

Meanwhile, the President Director of Perumda Pasar Jaya Agus Himawan said that chili from Aceh was sold at a price below the market. The price of chili was pegged at around Rp40,000 per kilogram, lower than the market price which ranged from Rp50,000 to Rp60,000 per kilogram.

The chili from Aceh has been distributed to all Pasar Jaya outlets in Jakarta and through strict supervision related to food safety before being sold to the public.

In addition to absorbing local agricultural products, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government also continues to carry out routine monitoring of food supply and prices, holding bazaars and cheap markets, and strengthening inter-regional cooperation and Regional Inflation Control Teams (TPID) to reduce the rate of inflation in the capital.