Surplus, Rice Price in Mamuju Soaring

Mamuju, Sulbarkita.com - Rising rice prices in a number of traditional markets in Indonesia have also affected traders in Mamuju. Based on the monitoring of Sulbarkita.com, at Pasar Baru Regional Mamuju, Jl. Diponegoro, Karema Village, Mamuju District, prices in each type of rice rose by 30 percent from the previous price.

"This is a very high increase," said Imran, 28, one of the rice traders when met on Wednesday 17 January 2018.

Imran who originally sold Rp. 10,000 per kilogram. Now up Rp 3000 to Rp. 13,000.

Husni, a 28-year-old, another market trader said that the hawker's rise in rice has been felt by traders since December 2017. Information it receives from distributors, the supply of rice from wholesalers declines, "They say it is because of a lack of inventory in the warehouse," he said.

The high price of rice in Mamuju then invites the question mark because the Department of Food Crops, Horticulture, and Mamuju Farm claimed to have a surplus of 30 thousand tons of rice in December 2017. Surplus occurred because rice production in the area in 2016 reached 90 thousand tons. Meanwhile, the community's rice consumption is around 50 thousand tons.

"We have experienced a surplus since 2007," said Head of Food Crop Mulyadi to Antara September 4, 2017. (ERI / TSM / ANTARA).