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        "id": 1640216,
        "msgid": "impact-of-war-begins-to-affect-households-market-traders-complain-about-surging-plastic-prices-1774691481",
        "date": "2026-03-28 15:37:36",
        "title": "Impact of War Begins to Affect Households, Market Traders Complain About Surging Plastic Prices",
        "author": "Ahmad Fikri Noor",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, addressed complaints from market traders about a sharp rise in plastic prices, attributing it to increased costs of petroleum-based raw materials amid global tensions. Despite the war in the Middle East, he assured the public that national food security remains robust, with no reliance on imports from the region and sufficient domestic surpluses in key staples like rice, corn, and vegetables. The government emphasised its self-sufficiency policies to mitigate potential crises and urged citizens not to panic-buy.",
        "content": "<p>Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan received\ncomplaints about a surge in plastic prices from market traders. He\nlearned of this during an inspection of essential goods prices at Pasar\nMinggu in South Jakarta on Saturday (28\/3\/2026). Gemi, a 58-year-old\ntrader, stated that the price increase began around Eid al-Fitr, with\nrises of around Rp 6,000 per package. In response, Zulhas confirmed that\nthe issue is not limited to Pasar Minggu traders but affects nearly all\ntraders. He explained that plastic prices have skyrocketed due to a\ndrastic rise in plastic resin costs, as plastic is made from petroleum.\nHe assured that his office would discuss the matter specifically and\ninvite relevant parties to explain the reasons for the resin price hike.\n\u201cWe will invite several related parties regarding this plastic resin,\u201d\nsaid Zulhas. On the other hand, Zulhas assured that national food\nsecurity remains safe despite the war in the Middle East. This is\nbecause Indonesia does not rely on imports from that region. \u201cThere is\nno food that depends on the Middle East, none. What we cannot produce,\nlike wheat, comes from Europe and America. Soybeans we do not have, they\ncome from Europe and America. So there is no food dependent on the\nMiddle East,\u201d said Zulhas. Zulhas emphasised that the public need not\nworry about the impact of the Middle East war on food availability.\nDomestic food stocks and procurement are ensured to be safe and under\ncontrol, so the public is urged not to make excessive purchases. He\nadded that the government is grateful for implementing food\nself-sufficiency policies from the start, so Indonesia is now\nindependent in food and can anticipate potential crises early. \u201cOur rice\nlast year had a surplus of around 4 million tonnes, I think this year\nthere will also be 4 million tonnes. So insya Allah, rice stock this\nyear to next year is safe. Corn is safe, chicken meat is safe, eggs are\nsafe, vegetables we plant ourselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/impact-of-war-begins-to-affect-households-market-traders-complain-about-surging-plastic-prices-1774691481",
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