Jayapura, Papua – “Stocks of rice and cooking oil safe for Ramadan”, Bulog said. According to Antaranews, Perum Bulog Manokwari Branch in West Papua has confirmed that it has enough stocks of rice and cooking oil.
It’s to meet the community’s needs for the next five months, particularly approaching Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 2023. The head of Perum Bulog Manokwari Branch, Stephanus Kurniawan, stated that the stock of medium rice or Government Rice Reserves (CBP) is 2,420 tons, premium rice is 35 tons, and MinyaKita packaged cooking oil is 73,000 liters.
Bulog also offers 50 tons of sugar and 1 ton of flour with five-month durability. The selling prices of medium rice, premium rice, and MinyaKita are per government regulations.
The Basic Good Prices are Stable
Bulog urges its business partners to apply consistent selling prices. Bulog also carries out distribution equalization activities through the Supply and Food Price Stabilization Program (SPHP). It’s to facilitate the public in obtaining basic necessities while preventing inflation from basic goods.
Assistant Operational Manager of Bulog Manokwari, Amirudin, explained that market operations were routinely carried out twice a week by targeting densely populated locations.
Market operations are part of an effort to facilitate the public in obtaining basic necessities while preventing inflation from basic goods.
“Today we bring 300 sacks of 5-kilogram medium rice for IDR 50,000 and 300 liters of MinyaKita for IDR 14,000,” he said.
Market operations are part of the efforts to prevent inflation, and they are routinely carried out twice a week by targeting densely populated locations.
Kornelia Aninam, a resident of Inggramui Village in Manokwari Regency, West Papua, appreciates the market operations carried out by Bulog. Because the supply of packaged cooking oil in traditional markets has been limited in recent weeks.
The selling prices of rice and packaged cooking oil from Bulog are affordable and helpful for the local community’s economic condition.
She hopes that the local government can maintain the distribution chain of several basic necessities to prevent shortages that result in skyrocketing prices.
Basic Food Commodity Stocks in Jayapura are Safe Until the End of Ramadan
According to Kompas, basic food commodity stocks in Jayapura are safe until the end of Ramadan, and the public is asked not to worry.
Ahead of Ramadan 1443, Hijri, the primary food stock in Jayapura, tends to be safe, and the prices are stable.
At Hamadi Market, red onion prices are observed to reach IDR 45,000 per kilogram, while garlic is priced at IDR 40,000 per kilogram.
Meanwhile, bird’s eye chili is priced at IDR 90,000 per kilogram, sugar at IDR 14,000 per kilogram, and Bimoli cooking oil with a one-liter package is priced at IDR 25,000.
Meanwhile, the prices of various cooking oil brands at modern retailers in Jayapura are also stable.
These include Kunci Mas cooking oil with a two-liter package priced at IDR 50,500 and Sania with a two-liter package priced at IDR 57,000.
Filma with a two-liter package priced at IDR 52,000, and Levenia with a 1.8-liter package priced at IDR 54,500.
Papua Food Resilience Task Force Has Checked
The Head of the Papua Food Resilience Task Force, Kombes Ricko Taruna Mauruh, admitted that he had personally visited several markets and Bulog warehouses to check the stock and price of basic food before Ramadan.
“We just coordinated and visited the Bulog warehouse, and the availability of rice is safe for the next three months,” said Ricko in Jayapura Thursday (31/3/2022).
He also ensured that he would continue to monitor the stock and price of basic food in Papua to prevent significant increases.
Ricko called on the Papua community not to worry about the possibility of food shortages. He has ensured that the availability of basic food is safe until the end of Ramadan.
The Head of Bulog Kanwil Papua and West Papia, R. Guna Dharma Nugrahawan, stated that the current stock of Bulog rice in Jayapura is 3,057 tons.
“For the Papua region, the stock is 15,000 tons. We are ready to conduct a market operation if needed. We have a stock of 3,000 tons for the market operation, which is more than enough,” he explained.
So, “stocks of rice and cooking oil safe for Ramadan,” Bulog said. We don’t need to worry because Bulog is ready to help the government and security forces to maintain price stability.
