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Garlic Prices Still High, The Minister Of Agriculture Called Public Panic

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Garlic Prices Still High, The Minister Of Agriculture Called Public Panic

garlic Prices have already started to gradually come down, although in some areas the price is still high steady. Based on the Strategic Food Price Information Center (PIHPS), National garlic prices in DKI Jakarta, in the range of Usd 62 thousand per kilogram (kg), is higher than it should be in the range of Rp 30 thousand per kg.

Ministry of Agriculture (Moa) said the rise in the price of garlic lately caused by the presence of panic from importers and the public as the outbreak of corona virus (Covid-19). As of this moment, the majority of the onions are sold in Indonesia is imported from China.

Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo said, the issue of the outbreak of corona makes the traders to keep a stock of onions in anticipation of scarcity if imports from China were stopped. Meanwhile, the people responded to the rise in prices of garlic to make a purchase  a large-scale in a short time.

this Article has been published in Katadata.co.id with the title "the Price of Garlic is Still High, the minister of Agriculture Called Public Panic" , https://katadata.co.id/berita/2020/02/18/harga-bawang-putih-masih-tinggi-mentan-sebut-kepanikan-publik
Author: Tri Kurnia Yunianto
Editor: Ekarina

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