Price of Indonesian garlic reaches IDR 68,000, Ombudsman detected a potential conspiracy
Fresh Garlic
Vegetables
Indonesia
Market & Price Trends
Published Mar 27, 2024
Tridge summary
The Indonesian Ombudsman has highlighted a concerning trend in the rising prices of garlic in Indonesia, attributing the increase to a potentially manipulated pricing scheme rather than market dynamics. An investigation points to issues in the importation process, including procedural complications and potential corruption related to the Recommendations for the Import of Horticultural Products (RIPH) and import approval letters, suggesting the need for further investigation by the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) or Bareskrim. Additionally, the article discusses the lack of transparency and accountability in the RIPH portal and the government's failure to enforce a set highest retail price for garlic, despite a ministerial order. The shift of responsibility for food-related matters to the National Food Agency (Bapanas) following Presidential Regulation No. 66/2021 is also noted.
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Original content
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Indonesian Ombudsman has detected an evil conspiracy that has triggered the price of garlic in the country to become increasingly expensive. According to Indonesian Ombudsman Member Yeka Hendra Fatika, the current spike in garlic prices is no longer purely a supply-demand effect. Garlic prices are observed to continue their upward trend. Even though today, Tuesday (26/3/2024), the national average daily retail price fell by IDR 10 to IDR 41,530 per kg, still higher than the national average retail price a week ago, (19/3/2024), which was recorded at IDR 41,240 per kg. The Food Agency Price Panel also noted that the highest retail price for garlic today reached IDR 67,740 per kg, reportedly in Central Papua. Meanwhile, the lowest price was IDR 35,620 per kg, which occurred in Bali. On a national monthly average, the retail price of garlic was recorded at IDR 40,390 per kg in March 2024. This is higher than the highest monthly price in 2023 which was ...
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