JAKARTA - The phenomenon of soaring prices of basic necessities ahead of Eid 2022 has begun to be felt in North Kayong Regency, West Kalimantan. Price hikes have occurred in several traditional markets.
This was revealed by the Head of Trade, Department of Industry, Trade, Cooperatives, and SMEs of North Kayong Regency, Aan Ekanata, Saturday, April 22.
"For some commodities, such as eggs and wheat flour, there has been an increase in the past week," he said, as reported by Antara.
From observations in the field, the price of wet chili in the North Kayong traditional market has reached Rp. 100 thousand per kilogram. Meanwhile, garlic and shallots are still around Rp. 40,000 to Rp. 50 per kilogram.
Meanwhile, the price of broiler eggs ranges from Rp. 1,800 to Rp. 2,000 per item or depending on the size.
Currently, the North Kayong Regency Government is aggressively conducting low-cost markets in a number of markets in the existing sub-districts. This is an effort to stabilize prices in the market ahead of the 2022 Eid al-Fitr.
"The cheap basic food packages that we sell include two liters of cooking oil, two kilograms of sugar, one can of sweetened condensed milk, and one kilogram of wheat flour at a price of Rp. 78 thousand per package," said Aan.
One of the local residents, Umik hopes that the price of basic necessities will not get more expensive. He also hopes that basic necessities will not be in short supply to meet these daily needs.
"Of course, we hope that the price will not be too expensive even though there is an increase, especially later when it is near Lebaran, where people's needs are increasing," he said.
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