Starting To Stable, Rice Prices In Cirebon Gradually Drop

Haerga Beras (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Department of Trade and Industry (Disperdagin) of Cirebon Regency, West Java, noted that the price of medium and premium types of rice in a number of traditional markets in its regions is gradually decreasing thanks to the increasing supply of these commodities. Although the difference in decline is relatively small, it shows that the price of rice in the market is now starting to stabilize and in accordance with the purchasing power of the community. For premium and medium rice there is a decrease of around Rp500 more.' So the price is gradually decreasing, said the Head of Trade and Control of Basic Goods and Important Disperdagin of Cirebon Regency Sidik Wibowo in Cirebon, Friday. He explained that the data was known from the results of monitoring in the Plered Article Market, Cirebon Regency, which shows that the price of medium rice is already in the range of Rp. 3,500 per kg and the premium type of Rp. 16,000 per kg. We want not to go up again. It is enough at that level alone or can be lowered again for rice prices,'' he said. He said efforts to stabilize prices are still being carried out, for example by maintaining the supply of SPHP rice as much as 2 tons per week to every official partner of Bulog in the market. This rice, he said, was sold according to the highest retail price (HET) of Rp. 54,500 per package of 5 kg so that residents in Cirebon could buy it at an affordable value. In addition, Sidik guarantees that the Cirebon Regency Disperdagin will again expand the reach of market operations by providing cheap rice for residents. The supply of rice to the market has also begun to enter. Moreover, there has already been harvest from ANTARA, Saturday, March 2. He advised residents in Cirebon not to worry because the distribution of cheap rice in the market is still available. This means that all businesses made by the government, especially at the regional level, are slowly producing results.

“Paling penting barangnya (beras) ada. Kita juga bersama satuan tugas (satgas) pangan dari polres akan turun langsung apabila ada sumbatan (yang menghambat suplai ke pasar),” tegasnya.Lebih lanjut, Sidik menuturkan beberapa bahan kebutuhan pokok masyarakat di pasaran pun terpantau stabil dan sebagian ada yang mengalami penurunan harga.Contohnya, tambah dia, seperti cabai rawit merah Rp73.000 per kg, cabai keriting Rp77.500 per kg, gula pasir Rp17.000 per kg, bawang merah Rp23.833 per kg, bawang putih Rp35.000 per kg dan lainnya.“Pantauan harga langsung tadi untuk daging-dagingan contoh ayam ras itu di kisaran Rp36.000 per kg dan daging sapi Rp135.000 per kg. Masih tetap,” ucap dia.