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        "id": 1717794,
        "msgid": "tempe-artisans-in-ponorogo-adapt-sizes-amid-rising-soybean-prices-1777938716",
        "date": "2026-05-05 05:47:20",
        "title": "Tempe artisans in Ponorogo adapt sizes amid rising soybean prices",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Tempe producers in Ponorogo, East Java, are countering the surge in imported soybean prices by reducing the size of their tempe packs to maintain profit margins without raising prices, as production costs escalate due to global conflicts in the Middle East. Previously yielding up to three quintals daily, output has dropped to 2-2.5 quintals, with pack weights trimmed from 380 grams to 350 grams. Local soybean availability remains limited, forcing reliance on imports now priced at Rp12,000 per kilogram, up from Rp10,000, highlighting broader inflationary pressures on staple food production in Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>Ponorogo, East Java (ANTARA) - Tempe artisans in Ponorogo Regency,\nEast Java, are countering the rise in imported soybean prices by\nreducing the size of their tempe products to preserve profit margins\namid increasing production costs.<\/p>\n<p>One tempe artisan in Ronosentanan Village, Siman Subdistrict, Hadi\nPrayitno, stated when met in Ponorogo on Monday (4\/5) that the rise in\nsoybean prices and supporting materials such as plastic packaging has\nincreased production costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf prices are raised, buyers might decrease, so we reduce the size\nof the tempe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that before the soybean price increase, production\ncapacity reached around three quintals per day. However, now production\nhas fallen to 2 quintals to 2.5 quintals per day.<\/p>\n<p>The reduction is achieved by adjusting the weight of tempe in each\npackage.<\/p>\n<p>Previously around 380 grams, now each package of tempe is about 350\ngrams, considering the selling price is kept the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe price is still the same, only the weight is slightly reduced,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Hadi added that he continues to use imported soybeans because local\nsoybean availability is limited and the imported yield is considered\nhigher.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a soybean trader at Legi Market in Ponorogo, Rafli, said\nthe price of imported soybeans has now risen from Rp10,000 to Rp12,000\nper kilogram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increase has occurred since the conflict in the Middle East;\nhopefully, prices can stabilise again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the price increase also affects local soybeans, which\nare now around Rp12,000 per kilogram, up from Rp9,000 previously.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tempe-artisans-in-ponorogo-adapt-sizes-amid-rising-soybean-prices-1777938716",
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