Bapanas Ensures Food Supply Remains Stable Post-Eid al-Fitr 1446 H
The National Food Agency (Bapanas) states that food supplies and stability remain maintained following Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah, as trading activities begin to normalise, although some traders have yet to reopen their stalls in several markets.
Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilisation at Bapanas, I Gusti Ketut Astawa, said that based on monitoring results at Rawamangun Market in Jakarta and Ciputat Market in South Tangerang, prices of several commodities, particularly poultry and horticultural products, are observed to be in fairly good condition.
“We visited these two markets, namely Rawamangun Market in Jakarta, then Ciputat Market in Tangerang. In Rawamangun earlier, there were not many traders yet, so prices are not fully stable. Then I visited Ciputat Market, where the prices are very good,” Ketut said in a confirmed statement in Jakarta on Saturday.
He mentioned that at Ciputat Market, the price of broiler chicken meat was recorded at around Rp35,000 per kilogram (kg), still below the government’s Consumer Sales Reference Price (HAP) of Rp40,000 per kg.
Meanwhile, shallots were recorded at around Rp40,000 per kg, and curly red chillies were around Rp40,000 per kg.
“Then shallots Rp40,000. Then red bird’s eye chillies around Rp60,000, this has dropped very well. Curly red chillies around Rp40,000 even. This means prices here are relatively very good,” Ketut stated.
The government targets for strategic staple food prices to continue moving towards stable conditions post-Eid.
“I bought directly here and could immediately know the prices, so hopefully with this condition, the relatively good price situation can stabilise going forward. So post-Eid, prices can remain good,” Ketut explained.
Previously, Ketut continued, in the second week of March or ahead of Eid al-Fitr, food prices experienced fluctuations, although generally still within controlled limits.
“Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows an increase in the Price Development Index (IPH) for several commodities in various regions,” he said.
Meanwhile, the IPH increase for red bird’s eye chillies occurred in 198 regencies/cities, but 48 regencies/cities still recorded prices in line with the HAP limit of Rp57,000 per kg.
As for shallots, the IPH increase occurred in 143 regencies/cities, with 96 regencies/cities remaining within the HAP corridor of Rp41,500 per kg.
Separately, Head of Bapanas and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasised that national food management aims to bring prosperity to all actors, from upstream to downstream.
“We want everyone to smile. Farmers smile because harvest prices are good, traders smile because goods are available and can be sold, and the public also smiles because food prices are affordable. That is the government’s goal in safeguarding food,” Amran said.