Government Of North Sumatera Controls Availability And Price Of Staples In Ramadan: Additional Meat And Sugar This Week

Regional Head of Public Company of Logistic Bureau North Sumatera, Arif Mandu. (Evalisa Siregar/Antara)

JAKARTA - The province of North Sumatra continues to control the availability and stability of the selling price of various basic foods during Ramadan.

"The results of monitoring and reports, the availability of basic materials is quite safe and prices are also not volatile approaching Ramadan, "said Regional Head of public company of logistic bureau North Sumatera, Arif Mandu in Medan, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, April 13.

The Provincial Government of North Sumatra, he said, continues to control the availability and price of basic materials so that the public can be calm and inflation is maintained. "Coordination between relevant parties continues to be carried out to secure the availability and stability of the selling price of basic materials," he said.

Indonesian Logistic Bureau itself continues to increase the stock of frozen beef and buffalo, sugar, wheat flour, cooking oil, and rice.

"In this week, for example, there is an additional supply, especially meat and sugar in line with the increasing trend ahead of Ramadan," he said.

Head of The Department of Food Security and Livestock (DKPP) North Sumatera, Azhar Harahap, confirmed, overall, the availability of staples in North Sumatra in safe conditions.

Beef stock there are about 4,263 heads with an estimated need of 1,186 heads so there is a surplus of 3,077 heads.

In May 2021 there will be a beef surplus of about 3,209 and in June 3,464.