Indonesia: Chili price drops to IDR 1,500/kg

Published 2024년 12월 5일

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The Indonesian government is confident of maintaining sufficient stocks of strategic staple foods for the upcoming National Religious Holidays, and plans to keep prices stable. However, a significant issue with curly red chilies has arisen, with prices at the farmer level being too low, leading to losses, and consumer levels being high. The Indonesian Chili Agribusiness Association has reported overproduction and market withdrawal as reasons for the price drop. The National Food Authority has pledged to aid chili farmers with dryer machines when prices fall. The government is also promoting a B2B system and regional cooperation to balance market prices.

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JAKARTA (AGRINA-ONLINE.COM) The government is optimistic that the availability of strategic staple foods is in a safe and sufficient condition, especially in facing public demand during the National Religious Holidays (HBKN) of Christmas and New Year (Nataru). Not only that, the government will continue to implement various strategic steps in maintaining price stability. Head of NFA Arief Prasetyo Adi ensured that prices at the farmer and consumer levels are stable and reasonable. "Prices at the farmer level are certainly not low so that farmers and livestock breeders do not experience losses. Then at the consumer level it is not high so that people's purchasing power is maintained and does not decrease," he said during the HBKN Security Coordination Meeting, Thursday (5/12). The price conditions of various food commodities are still relatively stable, but not for chili commodities. Nanang Trihatmoko, Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian Chili Agribusiness Association (AACI) of ...

Source: Agrina