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        "msgid": "soybean-prices-rise-dki-urges-residents-to-adjust-food-needs-1775724713",
        "date": "2026-04-09 15:04:15",
        "title": "Soybean Prices Rise, DKI Urges Residents to Adjust Food Needs",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The price of soybeans has risen significantly in Jakarta, prompting the DKI Jakarta Food Security, Maritime, and Agriculture Office to advise residents to diversify their food consumption towards more affordable, nutritionally balanced alternatives and engage in urban farming to enhance household food resilience. At the artisan level, prices have increased from Rp8,000-Rp8,600 to Rp10,500-Rp11,000 per kilogram, while in traditional markets, they now range from Rp15,000-Rp20,000 per kilogram, up from Rp13,000-Rp18,000. This surge, driven by global dynamics including Middle East geopolitical tensions, has forced tempeh producers like those in South Jakarta to raise product prices or reduce portion sizes, highlighting the need for greater government support to local SMEs.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Head of the DKI Jakarta Food Security,\nMaritime, and Agriculture Office (KPKP), Hasudungan Sidabalok, has urged\nthe public to adjust their food consumption needs following the rise in\nsoybean prices in the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo minimise the impact of the soybean price increase, we are\nadvising the public to adjust their food consumption needs with other\nfood commodities that have balanced nutritional value but are more\naffordable (food diversification),\u201d Hasudungan said in Jakarta on\nThursday.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he stated that the public can also engage in urban\nfarming to cope with the price rise.<\/p>\n<p>This step is considered one way to enhance family food security\nindependently in their respective homes.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Hasudungan explained that currently, soybean prices have\nexperienced varied increases, ranging from Rp10,500 to Rp11,000 per\nkilogram (kg) at the tofu and tempeh artisan level, up from the previous\nRp8,000 to Rp8,600 per kg.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the price increase at the traditional market trader level\nis Rp15,000 to Rp20,000 per kg, from the previous range of Rp13,000 to\nRp18,000 per kg.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, tempeh chip artisans in South Jakarta raised their\nproduct prices in line with the surge in imported soybean prices\ntriggered by global dynamics, including geopolitical tensions in the\nMiddle East region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe price of tempeh chips was previously Rp65,000 per kilogram (kg),\nnow up to Rp70,000 per kg,\u201d said the Chairman of the Kramat Pela tempeh\nartisan group, Joko Asori (57), in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Joko, the soybean price surge began to be felt in\nFebruary 2026, at Rp930,000 per quintal.<\/p>\n<p>Then in April 2026, soybean prices jumped to Rp1,100,000, or even\nhigher. This has been greatly felt by pure tempeh artisans as well as\ntofu artisans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether there\u2019s an impact from the situation between Iran and\nAmerica, I don\u2019t know myself. What\u2019s clear is that currently, tempeh and\ntofu artisans really need a lot of capital because per quintal, the\nincrease is around Rp200,000 or Rp170,000 per quintal. That\u2019s just the\nraw material,\u201d Joko said.<\/p>\n<p>Due to this price increase, he has coped by reducing the weight of\nhis products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor tempeh artisans, if prices rise, it\u2019s not possible to raise the\nprice; for example, what was previously one kilo at Rp12,500, at most\nreduce it from one kilo to, say, 970 grams, reducing 30 grams,\u201d Joko\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, he hopes that customers remain loyal and understand the\nprice increase. He also asked the government to provide more assistance\nto local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).<\/p>",
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