Great, Chicken And Fish Prices In Pontianak Dropped Ahead Of Chinese New Year

Chicken seller in Flamboyan Pontianak. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Prices for a number of commodities such as chicken and fish ahead of the 2021 Chinese New Year celebration at the Flamboyan Market in Pontianak City have decreased compared to the previous few weeks.

"The price of purebred chickens is currently only Rp. 25 thousand per kilogram. Previously it reached Rp. 28 thousand. This Lunar New Year is different from Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, usually all goods go up," said Yosi, one of the chicken traders, in Pontianak City. , quoted from Antara, Thursday, February 11.

He said that the price of chickens is stable in the range of IDR 20,000-IDR 25,000 per kilogram. The moment of religious holidays as the pattern, the price goes up along with the demand.

"Usually during holidays and New Years the price of chickens goes up due to high demand. When the low supply to the market can also affect the price of chickens. Supply is disrupted, although demand is constant, prices can rise. Moreover, demand is high but supply is low, so prices will certainly increase. , "he said.

Several types of prices have also decreased, one of which is mackerel. Usually mackerel fish is IDR 55 thousand per kilogram and now it has decreased to IDR 40 thousand per kilogram.

For a stable price itself, based on existing monitoring, namely beef. There is no fluctuation in the price of beef, either up or down, the price is still at Rp 125,000 per kilogram. Then for commodities that are prone to fluctuations such as garlic and shallots, they are currently also stable, namely Rp. 24,000 per kilogram.

In contrast to chicken, fish and beef, various types of vegetables are currently experiencing a significant increase in Pontianak City. For example, mustard greens and kale have an increase in price of about 30 percent from a normal day. The increase also occurred in cayenne pepper, from the usual IDR 35,000 per kilogram and now up to IDR 85,000 per kilogram.

"The price of chilies is rising now, previously Rp35,000 per kilogram to Rp85,000 per kilogram," said one vegetable trader at Pontianak's Flamboyan Market, Aseng.