Ahead Of Christmas And New Year, The Price Of Chicken Eggs At The Baturaja OKU Market In South Sumatra Increases By Rp. 7,000 Per Kilogram

The price of purebred chicken eggs at the Baturaja Market soared ahead of Christmas and the 2022 new year, Monday. (AMONG)

SUMSEL - The price of purebred chicken eggs in a number of traditional markets in Baturaja, Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, South Sumatra has soared to reach IDR 27,000 per kilogram ahead of the 2022 Christmas and New Year celebrations.

According to Jauya, one of the basic necessities traders at Pasar Atas Baturaja, Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU), previously the price of chicken eggs was set at only Rp. 20,000 per kilogram.

"Now the price of chicken eggs has increased by Rp. 7,000 per kilogram," said Jauya as quoted by Antara, Monday, December 20.

The price spike, he continued, has occurred since the last few days and is predicted to continue to rise after the Christmas celebrations. This price increase makes the turnover of traders decrease by up to 30 percent compared to the normal period.

Separately, the Head of Control of Basic Needs and Important Goods at the OKU Regency Trade and Industry Office, Octa Liyandi acknowledged that several commodity prices had risen, including broiler eggs.

However, he ensured that the standard increase was still within the Highest Retail Price (HET) set by the government.

In addition to purebred chicken eggs, the price increase has also occurred in curly red chilies, which are now pegged at IDR 60,000 per kilogram, or up from the previous IDR 50,000 per kilogram.

Meanwhile, the current price of broiler chicken remains in the range of Rp. 26,000 per kilogram, as well as the price of beef which is still sold by traders at Rp. 120,000 per kilogram.

"In this regard, the public is advised not to panic because the price increases that have occurred for several types of basic needs are still within reasonable limits," he said.

His party is also currently intensively monitoring the market to ensure that there are no price spikes and anticipating the hoarding of groceries by unscrupulous traders in search of high profits.

"If people find traders selling basic necessities at unreasonably high prices, immediately report them to us or the authorities," he said.