BEKASI, KOMPAS.com - A number of staple goods prices at Pasar Baru\nBekasi, in East Bekasi District, Bekasi City, have surged. Traders and\nbuyers at the market are feeling the impact.<\/p>\n
Amid rising prices, the traditional market in Bekasi City is\nincreasingly quiet, with traders\u2019 turnover falling sharply.<\/p>\n
Several traders say the market condition is even tougher now than\nduring the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u2018Shoppers are not there. The more this goes on, the market becomes\nquiet, goods are expensive. Turnover has fallen by around 40 percent,\u2019\nAfrida told Kompas.com at her stall on Friday (22\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u2018Chilli peppers are expensive now. Red onions too. Nothing cheap at\nthe moment,\u2019 said Afrida.<\/p>\n
She said the market is getting quieter because people now prefer to\nshop online rather than come directly to the traditional market.<\/p>\n
\u2018The market has no people; even early in the morning it\u2019s already\nquiet. It loses to online shopping. Now people go to the market only as\nneeded,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n
In addition to competition from online shopping, Afrida also\nhighlighted many traders selling outside the market area, causing buyers\nto be reluctant to enter the main market.<\/p>\n
She said regular customers who previously shopped up to Rp 300,000\nnow only spend around Rp 100,000.<\/p>\n
\u2018Now you have to be patient. If you don\u2019t have customers, many\ntraders have already closed,\u2019 said Afrida.<\/p>\n
She said the price of broiler chicken is now around Rp 33,000 to Rp\n38,000 per kilogram, up about 35 percent from previously Rp 28,000 per\nkilogram.<\/p>\n
\u2018Day in the past you could sell 50 to 60 birds a day. Now bringing 20\nbirds still often results in leftovers,\u2019 Imas said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Whether the market is quiet or busy, it\u2019s not a problem; if prices\ngo up, they go up,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n
Imas said her turnover has fallen by more than half. If previously\nshe could earn a turnover of up to Rp 5 million per day, now only around\nRp 2 million.<\/p>\n
Not only staple foods, price increases have also occurred for other\ntrading needs, including cooking oil and plastic bags.<\/p>\n
Sulastri (37), a convenience goods trader at Pasar Baru Bekasi, said\nplastic bag prices have risen significantly in recent times.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/surge-in-basic-goods-prices-in-bekasi-traders-turnover-slumps-as-buyers-cut-spending-1779533768", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }