Traditional markets still quiet<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Many housewives were forced to shop in supermarkets on Monday as
\nmost vendors in traditional markets had yet to start operating
\nagain after the long holiday.<\/p>\n
Sudarmi, 45, who was interviewed at the Carrefour supermarket
\nin Cempaka Mas, Central Jakarta, said that she usually bought
\nvegetables at Bulog market in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, which
\nwas located just 200 meters from her home.<\/p>\n
"The market has been closed for three days so I have to come
\nhere to buy vegetables," she told Antara.<\/p>\n
She added that there were a few vendors operating in Bulog
\nmarket but there was nothing left for her to buy as everything
\nhad been sold out.<\/p>\n
Asep, who sells coconuts in a traditional market, admitted
\nthat the supply of coconuts as well as vegetables from Sukabumi,
\nWest Java, had dried up over the past four days due to the
\nholiday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Siti Hidayah, a housewife who lives in Pulomas, East
\nJakarta, also complained about the shortage of vegetables at the
\ntraditional market in her area.<\/p>\n
"We are in trouble. This Lebaran holiday we have to keep on
\ncooking, while the food in the refrigerator is almost finished,"
\nshe said.<\/p>\n
She also grumbled about price hikes for vegetables and other
\ncommodities, saying that a small bag of chili, which used to cost
\nRp 3,000, had soared to Rp 5,000.<\/p>\n
The second floor of the Pasar Pagi market in Rawamangun, East
\nJakarta, was also quiet as most vendors were still on holiday.
\nMany shoppers left disappointed and were forced to go to
\nsupermarkets so that they would not have to return home empty-
\nhanded.<\/p>",
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