Good News Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr 2021: Basic Necessities Prices In Bali, East Java, And Makassar Drop

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JAKARTA - The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) monitors the development of food prices in all provinces in Indonesia. As a result, a number of regions did not experience a significant increase, including Bali, East Java, and Makassar.

Head of Surabaya KPPU Regional Office IV, Dendy R Sutrisno, explained that no increase in food prices was observed for the Bali region. On the other hand, there is a downward trend in prices for several commodities.

"The province of Bali is interesting, there is no increase in food prices. There is a trend of decreasing prices for commodities of beef 21 percent, chicken meat and eggs 15 percent each, curly chilies 19 percent, regular chilies 25 percent, cayenne pepper 21 percent, onions. red 14 percent and garlic 6 percent", he said in a virtual press conference, Thursday, May 6.

Meanwhile in East Java, said Dendy, food prices are relatively stable despite the increase. However, the price increase was still very small, so it did not have much impact.

"Overall, there was an increase, but it was very small. Beef rose 0.2 percent, it was only around IDR 270. Chicken and bird's eye chilies increased but also small. So it is not significant. The rest, such as onions, eggs, and red chilies fell", he explained.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Regional Office VI of the KPPU Commission of Makassar, Hilman Pujana, said that the prices of basic commodities in the Makassar area ahead of Eid Al-Fitr 2021 were monitored to be stable. From the results of field observations, several basic commodities were observed to have decreased in price when compared to the beginning of Ramadan, such as onions, chilies, chicken, and eggs.

"Until now, there has not been found any staple food that has increased compared to the time of the beginning of Ramadan", said Hilman.

Similar conditions also occur in the Kalimantan region, Head of Regional Office V KPPU Balikpapan Hendry Setyawan said that the prices of basic goods in this area are still relatively well maintained.

However, he explained, the need for basic goods in Kalimantan depends on the supply of other regions, both from Sulawesi, Java and Jakarta. This means that if there is a decrease in the upstream area, the prices of basic goods will fall when they arrive in Kalimantan. Likewise, vice versa, prices will increase when from the upstream it is high.

"From the beginning of the year in Kalimantan, the staples that have risen, such as chicken meat, chicken eggs, and chilies, have increased, but recent monitoring has been relatively stable and decreased", he said.