Early In The Morning, Ganjar Pranowo Blusukan, Semarang Traditional Market, Traders Said That Minya Kita's Stocks Had Been Empty For A Long Time

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo chatted with traders while checking the stock of basic needs/VIA BETWEEN

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo did not find the stock of Minya Kita subsidized cooking oil on the market when he checked directly at five traditional markets in Semarang City today. The five traditional markets are Wonodri Market, Peterongan Market, Langgar Market, Dargo Market, and Johar Kanjengan Market. In every market visited, Ganjar always asks the stock of Minya Kita and the rice met by the traders. Most traders in the market said the price of the two commodities had increased, namely the price of oil from the original Rp. 15,000 per liter, now rising to Rp. 16,500 per liter. In fact, a number of traders at the market admitted that subsidized cooking oil had not existed for a long time. “ If Minya Kita has not been around for a long time, sir. The existence of packaged cooking oil is equally bulk,” said the grocery trader at Langgar Market. Rice prices have also increased in the past month, namely Rp. 100-Rp. 200 per kilogram. According to Ganjar, checking like this is important because in addition to monitoring stocks, it is also an effort to collect information about the increase in the price of two commodities which is a factor of inflation. "We are trying to consolidate this again, to check why the prices of some of our foods have increased, especially these two. One is related to cooking oil, two related to rice,” said Ganjar at Johar Kanjengan Market. The former member of the Indonesian House of Representatives said that there were many factors conveyed by traders which caused rice prices to rise, including floods and pest attacks. "We checked from several places the reason is the same, so the rest we will control the yields of the harvest, including the traders and their surroundings," he said. The stock of bulk cooking oil, said Ganjar, is still available in the market even though the price of bulk cooking oil is starting to rise. “ The price is Rp. 16,000- Rp. 16,500. Then certain brands have a price of around Rp. 17,000. So this is concrete, if yesterday we had a controlling inflation meeting, it turned out that one price of rice went up, two indeed cooking oil went up and Minya Kita didn't exist,” he said. Therefore, Ganjar asked the central government to immediately send MinyaKit and carry out market operations. The number one person in Central Java also continues to coordinate with Bulog to calculate the existing rice stock, and asks the Food Task Force to continue to move to find the cause of the increase in prices, especially the two commodities. “ I want to check some areas that have been harvested, whether this is related to supply or with others. Whether anyone is holding stock or not, we will also communicate with the food task force later. The Food Task Force also found the one in Kendal yesterday, hopefully no one will be involved in speculation on that matter, he said.