Surprise Visit to Check Staple Food Prices, Minister of Trade Zulkifli Astonished by the Price of Chili in Jakarta Market

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"Blusukan Check Basic Food Supplies, Minister of Trade Zulkifli Surprised by the Price of Chili in Jakarta Market"

Dream - The selling price of basic commodities ranging from rice, eggs to chili is currently rising. Even chili has reached Rp100,000 per kilogram (Kg). Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan, who visited Klender Market, East Jakarta, to monitor food prices in the market, appeared shocked when he heard the information about the price of chili reaching hundreds of thousands of rupiah. The chili prices he observed ranged from Rp70,000 to Rp100,000 per Kg.

"It's quite far (the climb)," said Zulhas at Klender Market, Monday, 26th February 2024, as quoted from Merdeka.com."

Surprise Visit to Check Staple Food Prices, Minister of Trade Zulkifli Astonished by the Price of Chili in Jakarta Market

One of the chili traders, Tari, revealed that the increase in chili prices reached its peak before the polling day in the General Election (Pemilu) 2024.

The increase in chili prices occurred for curly red chili and red cayenne pepper. Their prices are Rp100 thousand per kg, respectively. Meanwhile, the price of green cayenne pepper is now around Rp70 thousand per kg.

"These chili peppers are both rising, Rp100 thousand per kg," said Tari to the media. She explained that the increase in chili pepper prices is due to limited stock in the Kramat Jati wholesale market. Therefore, to minimize losses, Tari is reducing the chili pepper stock."

Given the following 'Bahasa' text: "Mengingat saat harga cabai melambung, konsumen juga mengurangi pembeliannya."Biasanya jual 10 kg, sekarang cuma 7 kg," ungkap Tari." The translation to 'English' while preserving any html tags is: "Considering the skyrocketing price of chili, consumers also reduce their purchases. "Usually sell 10 kg, now only 7 kg," said Tari."

Not only chili, the price of eggs also experienced a very high increase at the moment. This increase in egg prices occurred before the fasting month of Ramadan 2024.

The following text has been translated from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "Chicken eggs have risen to Rp 31,000 per kilogram (kg) in the Palmerah area, West Jakarta. Meanwhile, the government has set the reference price for chicken eggs at Rp 27,000 per kg at the retail level. Usually, chicken eggs are priced below Rp 25,000 per kg. However, Ipah does not fully understand the cause of the increase in chicken egg prices. She mentioned that the increase in chicken egg prices, as well as other food prices, is common before Ramadan celebrations."

"Maybe the increase is because of this month of Ramadan, right? Because every year, everything goes up when it's time to fast," he said.

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