Commodity supplies disrupted, prices on rise

Commodity supplies disrupted, prices on rise

JAKARTA (JP): The price of basic commodities in Jakarta is on
the rise due to a disruption of supplies and the weakening of the
rupiah against the US dollar, according to the Jakarta Market
Information Center.

The Jakarta administration's official website
BeritaJakarta.com quoted the center's chief, Dameria Saragih, as
saying on Friday that the disruption of supplies was caused by
the security situation in the capital days before the House of
Representatives plenary session on April 30.

According to data from the center, sugar prices in the
capital's traditional markets rose by an average of 3.52 percent
in the first week of May, with a high of Rp 4,200 per kilo
recorded at the Pasar Baru, Pasar Anyar Bahari, Tomang Barat and
Pal Meriam markets, and a low of Rp 4,000 a kilo at the Senen,
Tanah Abang, Sunter Podomoro and Jatinegara markets.

The price of rice rose between 0.11 percent and 0.17 percent
in the first week of the month, with a high of Rp 3,000 a kilo
recorded at the Grogol, Pasar Minggu and Melawai markets, and a
low of Rp 2,700 at the Pasar Anyar Bahari and Kebayoran Lama
markets.

Meanwhile, the rice stock of the Jakarta chapter of the State
Logistics Agency stood at 104,205 tons as of April 26.

The price of eggs rose by 0.20 percent, with a high of Rp
6,300 a kilo recorded at Tanah Abang Market, and a low of Rp
6,200 at Pasar Minggu and Kramatjati markets.
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Meanwhile, the price of kerosene had been stable at between Rp
550 and Rp 600 a litter.