The Government of Central Indonesia prepares a special reference price a number of Staples after prices tend to rise towards the beginning of Ramadan, including the Red bottom rising sharply.
It was delivered by the Director-General of domestic trade, Ministry of Commerce Srie Agustina in an interview with the BBC Sunday, Indonesia (07/06).
"It was a special price of reference pricing during fasting and Lebaran. So like in Malaysia, during the Hari Raya Lebaran or they make certain price. "
The important steps taken so that the prices of foodstuff such as rice, chicken, and spices, no bounced uncontrollably. Exemplified, the price of red onion should not be more than 25,700 Usd/kg.
"We know that such fee structures. We know the margin of a decent and reasonable trader taken Let's say 15% or 17% of the entire chain of Commerce.
"Then we set a maximum price at the retail level, in the supply chain (supply chain) ranging from the level of the manufacturers, merchants, small traders or agents prior to the retail market, they will adapt," explained Sri Agustina told reporters BBC Indonesia, Rohmatin Bonasir.
Added by Director General of domestic trade, special pricing rules have been drawn up for completion. However, its implementation still awaits ratification by the President of Joko Widodo through presidential regulation concerning food reference price.
The price of chicken cut the average rise of Rp 5,000 per fish ahead of Ramadan.
While the price has not yet been published, a number of the price of food has been rising, in antaranyanya the bottom red.
"If the price down dramatically, soaring red once, Rp 30.000/kg for onions Brebes," said Neneng, a trader in the market Cikini, Central Jakarta.
Bottom red production Brebes, Central Java, is usually classified as the best quality onions on the market. Previously, Neneng sell IDR 25,000/kg.
Lower price increases seem to be red only occurs at the level of regional traders and varies between one another. In Palembang, for example, the price of translucent Rp 40,000/kg.
"At the level of farmers, for better quality between Rp 15,000 to Rp 20,000/kg," said an adviser to the Association of the Bradford branch of the Indonesia red onion, Masrukhi Bachro.
However he admits the supplies from the Bradford, one of the centers of the onion, reduced at this stage. The cause, now still planting season, while some areas are experiencing a failed harvest.
He worried pricing will eventually open the faucets import onion, whereas imports are not required because the harvest season stayed about two more months.
