Staple food supplies ample

JAKARTA (JP): People should not worry about food supplies as the city has more than enough for at least one month, an official said on Monday.

"Even if the supply of staple food is halted for one month because of any incident, we'll still have enough," head of the city economics bureau, Dameria Saragih, was quoted by Antara as saying.

He said the city's logistics depot had at least 86,013 tons of rice, not including the 2,700 tons that arrived in the capital on Monday. If Jakarta's residents need 3,000 tons a day, the stock will last 30 days, he said.

Data on July 17 showed that vendors in the city's main market in Cipinang, East Jakarta, had 10,606 tons of rice. Every week, 5,000 tons of rice is delivered to the market.

The news agency also reported that the city had adequate livestock, vegetables, tubers and fruits.