Almost every day, I visit traditional markets. We make sure from the vendors because we are committed to giving and ensuring that the prices are affordable, and the stocks are availableBogor, W Java (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Trade Jerry Sambuaga expressed commitment to continually monitoring and ensuring that food is affordable and available during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and ahead of the Eid holidays.
"Almost every day, I visit traditional markets. We make sure from the vendors because we are committed to giving and ensuring that the prices are affordable, and the stocks are available," the minister told reporters after reviewing the food prices at Baru Market here on Tuesday.
Sambuaga noted that the commitment is not only from the central government but also from regional governments, including the Bogor City Government, to ensure the availability of staple goods.
The availability and affordability of food items, such as cooking oil, beef, chicken, chili, onion, and flour, are still safe.
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Sambuaga stated that the inspection conducted at the Baru Market showed that the availability of goods was quite a lot. However, several foodstuffs experienced price fluctuations though still deemed reasonable during Ramadan.
Based on the review, the price of chicken eggs stood at Rp24 thousand per kilogram (kg), sugar at Rp14 thousand per kg, chicken at Rp35 thousand per kg, cayenne pepper at Rp40 thousand per kg, curly red chili at Rp35 thousand per kg, onion at Rp32 thousand per kg, and garlic priced at Rp30 thousand per kg.
Meanwhile, the price of beef remained unchanged at Rp140 thousand per kg during the first week of Ramadan, which was normally at Rp115 thousand to Rp125 thousand.
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The price of packaged cooking oil was still around Rp25 thousand per liter, while the cost of bulk cooking oil stood at Rp20 thousand per liter.
On that occasion, the deputy minister ensured that the supervision conducted by the food task force, Indonesian Military (TNI), and National Police (Polri) would continue until the 2022 Eid al-Fitr period.
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