Chili Prices Rise to 150.000 Rupiah

Lovata Andrean

The price of chilies jumped by IDR 150.000
The price of chilies jumped by IDR 150.000

Rancakmedia.com – The price of chilies has increased to 150.000 rupiah per kilogram, more expensive than the price of beef which is usually IDR 120 thousand per kilogram. This was said by one of the vegetable traders at Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta named Koyah. However, he revealed that now the price has dropped to IDR 120 thousand per kilogram.

Head of the Tangerang City Industry and Trade Service (Disperindag), Eni Nuraeni, explained that the price of cayenne pepper is between IDR 120.000 to IDR 150.000 per kg in several markets based on inspections by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Eni explained that the price of chilies rose because farmers were unable to harvest due to uncertain weather. “There is a possibility that the harvest may not be successful. "After the rain, it kept getting hot, it kept raining," said Eni by telephone, Wednesday evening (10/3/2021).

“Now I sell it for IDR 120 thousand per kilogram. "This has gone down, last week it was IDR 150 thousand per kilo," said Koyah at Pasar Minggu, Wednesday (10/3/2021).

Koyah suspects that the increase in chili prices is due to weather factors. He said, due to this price increase, the stock he bought online was reduced.

"Before buying 10 kilos, now I'm just buying 5 kilos, this is because of the good weather. "Since corona too," he continued.

In different places, the price of red cayenne pepper is also said to have increased by IDR 150 thousand per kilogram. That was said by one of the spice traders at Lenteng Agung Market, South Jakarta.

"This has now dropped to IDR 120 thousand per kilogram, previously it was IDR 150 thousand," said a spice trader named Hadi

How come the price of chilies has increased and reached IDR 150 thousand?

He also said that due to the increase in the price of the stock he bought from the Kramatjati Main Market it had decreased from 20 kilograms per day, to 5 kilograms.

"Now I'm lowering my purchases in Kramatjati, previously it was 20 kilos, so it's down 3 times, just 5 kilos. "Buyers are also buying less, food stalls used to buy 1 kilo to 1/2 kilo," said Hadi.

FAQ

What Causes Chili Prices to Rise

General Chair of the Indonesian Chili Agribusiness Association (AACI) Abdul Hamid said there were several factors that caused chili prices to rise recently. This includes a reduction in the number of farmers by up to 70 percent and deteriorating soil conditions.

What causes chili prices to fall?

Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo said that high demand from the horeca industry is one of the causes of dynamic (rising and falling) chili commodity prices. This happened after the COVID-19 pandemic started to slow down.

Conclusion

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