Ganjar Pranowo Ensures Safe Availability Of Cooking Oil Etc In Central Java Ahead Of Ramadan

Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo seeks to ensure that the availability of commodities and food remains safe ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

"Some have the potential to cause inflation. Cooking oil for sure, soybeans, so some have the potential, this must be controlled from now on, surely demand in Ramadan will be high," said Ganjar after holding the High Level Meeting of the Inflation Control Team Region (TPID) of Central Java Province Approaching Ramadan in Semarang, quoted from Antara, Thursday, March 24.

Ganjar said that the availability of food in Central Java was in a safe condition based on the food stock data he received, only the price was still fluctuating.

"This means that the stock is safe, but in terms of prices that are still volatile," said the PDIP politician.

Deputy Regional Head of Perum Bulog Central Java, Muhson Chudlori, also said that food stocks in Central Java were indeed in a safe condition ahead of Ramadan.

"The people's basic needs in the months of Ramadan and Eid are actually sufficient. And Bulog will be there when people need it," he said.

He explained that the stock of food in the Bulog warehouse until March 23, 2022 was recorded in a safe condition, namely cooking oil with an existing stock of 50 thousand liters.

"Cooking oil will increase in line with existing needs. So people don't need to worry, we will continue to procure to meet needs. The government is here with the availability of cooking oil, people don't have to worry," he said.

Furthermore, the current stock of rice is 29 thousand tons and that number continues to grow as the harvest season enters. Another food stock is about 7 tons of wheat flour which will be distributed to all Bulog regional offices in need.

Not only that, the current stock of sugar is 140 tons and will increase approaching or entering Ramadan to another 300 tons, while the current stock of buffalo meat is around 22 tons and the availability of buffalo meat will increase by another 40 tons.

Then, regarding the price in accordance with the policy, namely the price of meat up to the consumer level of Rp. 78,000 per kilogram.

The cooking oil available at Bulog, namely the packaging for pillows and "pouch" stands at a price up to Rp. 23,000 per liter to consumers, while the price of sugar is Rp. 13,500/kg, and the price of wheat flour to consumers is Rp. 8,400/kg.

"The price is in accordance with the provisions of the board of directors that are still in effect. The public can get an affordable price, we also provide the availability of the goods and the affordability of the price," said Muhson.