Birdcage business slow

Birdcage business slow

CIANJUR, West Java: The makers and sellers of birdcages in Cianjur, West Java, have complained about slack business recently.

U'us, a 38-year-old cage-maker from Maleber village said that the price of birdcages had dropped. "We've been familiar with previous fluctuations in cage prices. But this time the price has dropped by 100 percent."

The price of a birdcage varies, ranging from Rp 40,000 to Rp 1 million.

Another cage-maker in the village of Sayang, Andi, 20, said that demand for birdcages had recently dropped.

People living in most districts in the regency of Cianjur depend on the birdcage business for their living, therefore the drastic drop in cage prices has had a significant impact on their daily lives. --Antara