BIAK - The price of packaged cooking oil in Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, has reached IDR 30,000 thousand per liter. This price is up from the previous price, IDR 27,000/liter.
Meanwhile in a number of Biak markets, the demand for cooking oil began to increase in welcoming the fasting month of Ramadan.
One of the distributors of the Biak modern market, Jusma, said that the price of cooking oil rose but supplies were still safe in the market.
"The increase in cooking oil prices did occur at the distributor level because it depends on the prices prevailing in the market," he said as quoted by Antara, Sunday, April 3 evening.
One of the residents of Biak Kota, Oktoviani admitted, with the increase in cooking oil prices, he plans to use coconut oil as an alternative. "Women plan to switch to using coconut oil for cooking food because they anticipate the increase in cooking oil will continue to occur," said Oktaviani.
The prices of other basic commodities include Bulog's premium rice at Rp. 11 thousand/kg, granulated sugar Rp. 17 thousand/kg, packaged wheat flour at Rp. 10 thousand/kg, red onions Rp. 45 thousand/kg, small cayenne pepper Rp. 80 thousand/kg and beef at Rp. 150 thousand/kg.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Department of Industry and Trade (Kadisperindag) Biak Numfor Yubelius Usior when confirmed could not provide a response because he was still on duty outside the region.
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