The Price Of Import Soybeans In Kudus Has Dropped Again To IDR 9,600 Per Kg

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JAKARTA - The selling price of imported soybeans in Kudus Regency, Central Java, this week has decreased again to Rp9,600 per kilogram (kg) after previously being sold for Rp10,100 per kg.

"Finally, June 2024, the selling price is Rp. 10,100/kg or lower than the previous Rp. 10,800/kg," said the Primary Manager of the Indonesian Tofu-Tempe Cooperative (Primkopti) of Kudus Regency, Amar Ma'ruf, as reported by ANTARA, Sunday, July 14.

Since the last two months, he said, the selling price of these imported commodities has indeed tended to fall, so in the coming weeks there will be another change.

With the decline in the selling price of imported soybeans, it is hoped that it can increase the demand for soybeans because since early June 2024 it had been sluggish.

This was because during June 2024 many residents had wedding celebrations and coincided with the Hajj season, so the demand for imported soybeans fell.

The demand for imported soybeans per day is around 10-15 tons or lower than before it could reach 20 tons.

The stock of imported soybeans available in warehouses is currently 60 tons and can still be added. Meanwhile, local soybeans are not yet available.

Head of the Trade, Promotion and Consumer Protection Facilitation Division of the Kudus Regency Trade Office, Minan Muchammad, added that the selling price of imported soybeans has fluctuated, while in recent weeks it has tended to fall.

With the trend of lower prices, he said, it could be assumed that the stock of imported soybeans in the market was also available safely.

Meanwhile, Primkopti Kudus' stock is also sufficient.