JAKARTA - Buyers and traders at Kramat Jati Market have complained about the high price of chilies reaching Rp. 120,000 per kilogram. The price increase has been felt recently before the Eid al-Adha. Not only traders, buyers also complain about the same thing.
It is estimated that the price of red cayenne pepper will continue to increase to Rp. 150 thousand in the next few days.
Karsini, one of the buyers of red cayenne pepper, said that the rising prices of red chilies and shallots have burdened the small community.
"Everything is difficult, it's heavy. It's been a week (up), so it's economical (red chilies)," Karsini told reporters at Kramatjati Market, East Jakarta, Wednesday, July 6.
Karsini explained, red chili is used every day for food. However, the high price of chili peppers clearly made him feel burdened, so he was forced to reduce his purchases.
"Chili is important, usually buy half a kilogram. Because the price is rising, now buy one ounce," he said.
He hopes that the government will immediately stabilize the price of food needs.
"Everything goes up. The government please normalize the prices of chilies and onions, sorry for the little people," he hoped.
In addition to red cayenne pepper, the price of curly chili also experienced an increase which reached a price of Rp. 100,000 per kilogram. As a result of the increase in chili prices, the prices of other vegetables also rose.
One of them is shallots, which have increased to more than double the normal price. Shallots are usually sold in the market at a price of Rp. 40,000 per kilogram. And now it has reached Rp. 80 per kilogram.
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