The First Day Of Fasting, Food Stock In Ambon Is Safe And Prices Stable

Rice traders at Mardika Market Ambon (Between/John Soplanit)

JAKARTA - Entering the first day Muslim people perform fasting in Ambon City, Maluku prices for a number of basic necessities sold by traders in traditional markets and supermarkets are still stable.

The results of monitoring at Mardika and Batu Merah Markets, Ambon City on Tuesday, prices for basic necessities such as premium rice, broiler eggs, ordinary red chilies, shallot garlic, cooking oil, sugar, wheat flour, and various types of vegetables are still stable.

"Premium rice is set at IDR 425,000 per 24 kilograms, and retail at IDR 18,000 per kilogram," said Market trader Mardika Ambon Nadsir, Tuesday.

Meanwhile, for the medium rice from Bulog, there is no change in price, it remains at the bench of Rp11,800 per kilogram, as well as the Bulog premium rice remains stable at Rp14,800 per kilogram.

Meanwhile, chicken eggs are Rp375,000 per 180 grains, retail prices Rp2,200 to Rp2,300 per grain, sugar is sold at a price of Rp18,000 per kilogram, wheat flour Rp13,000 per kilogram, cooking oil Rp23,000 per liter, cooking oil Kita Rp17,000 per liter, margarine butter Rp12.000 per piece.

Jubaida, a trader in Mardika market, also admitted that other basic necessities still hold on, there has been no price change.

Anticipating stocks and prices for basic needs of the Maluku Provincial Government to carry out the Coordination Meeting to discuss food and price supplies in the context of facing Fasting and Eid al-Fitr 1445 Hijriah.

Head of the Maluku Governor's Team for the Acceleration of Development (TGUPP) Hadi Basalamah said, in the context of facing the fasting month and Eid al-Fitr 1445 Hijriah, efforts and concrete steps have been agreed in the future.

"The condition of distribution supply to date in Maluku prices is still relatively stable and still under control and there are no excessive purchases, triggering a significant price increase," he said, as quoted by Antara.

Food stocks, especially rice, are quite a lot and are controlled by Bulog and these distributors and these stocks do not include those at the milling level and farmers.

His party has also instructed Bulog and all traders to maintain regular supplies to traditional markets, not to play with prices, not to speculate and continue to be monitored by the Maluku Province Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) and Ambon City, especially premium rice and government reserve rice.