Anticipation Of Price Hike Approaching Christmas And New Year, Perumda Pasar Jaya Prepares Food Stock

Illustration of the crowded market conditions of the community (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Approaching religious holidays and the end of the year, in general, food demand in the community has increased, so that it has the potential to increase commodity prices. Perumda Pasar Jaya has prepared to anticipate this possibility by preparing stocks.

General Manager and Public Relations of Perumda Pasar Jaya, Gatra Vaganza, said that his party was preparing for the Christmas and New Year 2021 needs in all food outlets managed by Pasar Jaya.

"To anticipate the increase in meat prices as well, Pasar Jaya has built a number of CAS machines in markets in Jakarta. So that a number of basic necessities can be stored long ago," he said, in a written statement received by VOI, Thursday, December 24. .

Pasar Jaya currently has 4 Jakgrosir as the parent food distribution center in Jakarta. The Jakgrosir is in Kramat Jati Central Market, Kedoya, Walang Baru and one on Seribu Island. The existence of Jakgrosir is supported by the retail outlets below it as a distribution place for the food commodity.

"Especially for cold storage itself, it has also been prepared in a number of markets. So that the need for frozen meat food can also be stocked from the beginning," he said.

It should be noted that the commodity meat is one of the commodities that tends to experience price hikes every religious holiday and New Year.

Gatra said, the time for the sale of this food product itself will take place from 8 December 2020 to 31 December 2020. Promo prices have also been prepared for business actors who are members of Jakprenur.

Furthermore, he said the location of the implementation was in Jakgrosir Induk Kramat Jati, Jakgrosir Tidung Kecil, Jakgrosir Walang Baru, Jakgrosir Kedoya, Jakmart Asam Reges, Jakmart Fish Angke, Gerai Betta, Jakmart Glodok, Gerai Kamal, Semanan Gerai, Jakmart Marhamas, Rawa Outlet Catfish.

Then, at Siduck outlets, Jakmart Pramuka, Jakmart Rawa Bening, Jakmart Sunan Giri, Jakmart Duren Sawit, KGN outlets, SPSI Cakung outlets, Cakung FSPMI outlets, Central Jakarta Mayor Sri Gunting outlets, Cikini Jakmart, Jakmart Pasar Baru and Jakmart City Hall.

The next location is Jakmart Tanah Abang, Jakmart Central Jakarta, Jakmart Thamrin 10, Jakmart Alaydrus, Jakmart Inpari, Grogol Market, Pelita Market, Marunda Village, Tomang Market, Rawa Badak Market, Kramat Jati Market, Klender Perumnas Market, Cempaka Putih Market, Johar Market Baru, Mayestik Market, Jagakarsa District, Pancoran District, PSPT Market and Pasar Minggu District.

Some of the commodities that are prepared in stock ahead of the national religious holidays (HBKN) for Christmas 2020 and the new year 2021 to December are:

1. Rice 529,710 kilograms (Kg)

2. Sugar 13,500 (Kg)

3. Flour 169,125 (Kg)

4. The 2 liter oil is 169,125 items and the 1 liter size is 2,500 items

5. Chicken 3,500 (Kg)

6. Cow 2,500 (Kg)

7. Buffalo 1.255 (Kg)

8. Shallots 26,000 (Kg)

Gatra said that the price received by the community for the commodity of cooking oil was 24,000 per two liters. Meanwhile, flour costs 8,000 per Kg. Then, red onions for 35,000 per Kg.

While rice costs 60,000 per 5 kg, cl85 meat costs 80,000 per kg, while buffalo meat is 65,000 per kg. Chicken meat for 27,000 per chicken and 12,500 sugar per kg.

According to Gatra, every year Pasar Jaya collaborates with other food enterprises and also Bank Indonesia as the head of the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) to carry out a food subscription scheme so that prices do not soar.

"That's why overall synergy is needed so that food conditions in Jakarta can be maintained and the availability of products is sufficient," he said.

Based on BPS DKI Jakarta during January to December 2019, inflation in DKI Jakarta reached 3.23 percent, lower than inflation in the same period the previous year, which was 3.27 percent.

In addition, from the data collection carried out by Bappeda DKI throughout 2020, the inflation rate for DKI Jakarta from January to September 2020 reached 1.05 percent and in September 2020 there was an inflation of 0.02 percent with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) originally 105.37. to 105.39.

This condition is due to the existence of an expenditure group that experienced the largest price increase and had an impact on inflation in DKI Jakarta, namely the education group with an inflation rate of 1.88 percent.