Food Stock In Jakarta Is Still Sufficient Until Eid

Rice traders at Mardika Market Ambon (Between/John Soplanit)

Head of the DKI Jakarta Food, Maritime and Agriculture Security Service (DKPKP) Suharini Eliawati said that food stocks in Jakarta were still sufficient to meet the needs of the people in the month of Ramadan to Eid al-Fitr 1445 H. "Based on the current conditions, it is estimated that during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr 2024, food availability in DKI Jakarta Province is in sufficient condition," said Suharini in a short message, Friday, March 15. In the second week of March 2024, rice stocks were recorded at the Cipinang Rice Main Market and PT. Food Station Tjipinang Jaya as much as 46,237 or above the safe limit of rice adequacy at 30,000 tons per day. "Meanwhile, the availability of rice in Bulog DKI Jakarta Regional Office is around 14,882 tons," said Suharini. Then, in monitoring the food BUMD at the Kramat Jati Main Market, horticultural commodities in the form of various chilies and onions as well as animal foods such as beef, broiler meat and broiler eggs are also in sufficient condition. Meanwhile, food commodities that are still experiencing price increases are premium rice. Now, the price has crossed between Rp. 17,000 to Rp. 18 thousand in the market. This was also acknowledged by the Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan. “ The local rice harvest has not yet been harvested. So the price is high because the goods are lacking, right, only planting, usually in January the big harvest, this is the main harvest back next month and May,” he said at Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 14. However, the man who is familiarly called Zulhas is optimistic that the price of rice could fall next month, following the start of entering the main harvest period. "Hopefully next month it will have a big harvest, so that next month prices can fall," he said. Likewise with the price of chili. In Zulhas' review, the price increase for chili commodities, some reached Rp. 100,000 per kilogram (kg).

“ We saw a lot, lots of chickens, lots of eggs, lots of rice, lots of oil, lots of flour, lots of sugar. Indeed, there are those whose prices go up, chilies. Yesterday, the mother said there was Rp. 70,000 per kilogram (kg) but today it is Rp. 100,000, there is Rp. 90,000,” he explained.