Indonesia: These are surprising vegetable prices in Garut, jengkol and chili

Liputan6.com, Garut - The prices of a number of vegetable commodities in a number of markets in Garut, West Java have started to rise two weeks before the arrival of the moment of Ramadan 1444 H this year. "The price of vegetables is actually still fluctuating, except for jengkol which has reached Rp. 3/2023). According to him, the increase in the price of vegetable commodities two weeks before Ramadan is an annual cycle that usually takes place in society. "I myself don't know what causes it, but if it's before fasting (Ramadan) prices start to rise," he said. This condition, he said, lasted until the first week of Ramadan, until it finally rose again a week before Eid al-Fitr. "Now it's starting to go up, even though it's small, then later during the first week of fasting, it ramps up again in the middle of fasting, then it rises again when it's Eid," he explained. Asep stated, compared to when Covid-19 took place, the price of vegetable commodities is currently relatively well ...