The Results Of The BPPSDMP Of The Ministry Of Agriculture In Lampung Are Different From The Existing Data, Leli Nuryati: Onion Stocks Are Still Safe

Stock illustration of onion and garlic. (Photo: IST)

JAKARTA - The Agricultural Human Resources Extension and Development Agency (BPPSDMP) of the Ministry of Agriculture conducted unannounced inspections at two wholesale markets in Bandarlampung. The result is different from the data held by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's BPPSDMP, Leli Nuryati, explained that the inspection activities for shallots and garlic in Lampung were due in the last few days, data from the Ministry of Agriculture stated that the stock of onions in this province was categorized as red. However, based on the inspection results, the stock of shallots and garlic in Lampung is still stable.

"From our inspection results at two main markets in Bandar Lampung, namely Tamin and Gintung markets, the stock of shallots and garlic is still safe, so the prices of these two commodities tend to be stable until Eid al-Fitr," said Leli in Bandarlampung, as reported by Antara, Saturday, April 15.

According to him, intense monitoring has been carried out on this commodity since a few weeks before the month of Ramadan. Based on monitoring, the data shows that the stock of shallots is lacking.

"Therefore, we want to ensure that the availability of these two commodities is safe as well as nine basic ingredients, including at least until the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. It turns out that after checking in the field, there are actually a lot of stocks, both at distributors and retailers," he said.

However, Leli said, the government would intervene if the increase in commodity prices from distributors to retailers was more than 10 percent.

"The normal price if the increase from distributors to retailers is a maximum of 10 percent, but depending on where it is sent, there are transportation costs. The current price of shallots is around Rp. 24,000-Rp. 25,000 per kilogram. Meanwhile, the price of garlic is Rp. 21,000-Rp. IDR 22,000 per kilogram," he said.

Meanwhile, the distributor of shallots at Tamin Main Market, Bandarlampung, Sumi Suwondo said that the availability of this commodity in Lampung was supplied from Brebes Regency, Central Java.

"Every day, 5 tons of shallots come from Brebes, but less from Lampung, because sometimes there are no goods," he said

He also said that ordering goods from Brebes was only according to market demand, but during the month of Ramadan the demand for shallots in the market decreased.

"People's interest is still lacking at this time so they haven't ordered again and only issued what is in the warehouse. I'm afraid that if you order again the goods won't come out and the stock is abundant, but the price drops after Eid," he said.