Jokowi reviews staple goods’ supplies, buys chilies at Tramo Market

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly generally known as Jokowi, reviewed the costs and availability of staple items and acquired one kilogram of chilies on the Tramo Market, Maros, South Sulawesi, throughout his working go to to the province, Wednesday.

“I got here to this market to examine the provision of meals commodities, particularly rice, since we’ve got a rice barn in Maros District,” Widodo famous in his assertion after visiting the Tramo Market in Maros through YouTube footage of the Presidential Secretariat in Jakarta.

The president famous that rice available in the market was priced at Rp10,500 per kg, or had decreased from the sooner pricing. Nonetheless, with the harvest season in varied areas, he’s optimistic of the worth taking place additional.

Jokowi additionally discovered the costs of shallots and garlic to be steady. Nonetheless, the provision of inexpensive cooking oil remains to be hampered.

“We’re nonetheless missing the provision of inexpensive cooking oil, with a value of Rp14,000 to Rp15,000 per liter. I’ll name the associated events to extend the provision,” he acknowledged.

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Jokowi emphasised that Indonesia is a big nation with a number of areas, so the provision of staple items’ provides have to be maintained.

On this event, the president additionally purchased one kilogram of chilies from the market at a value of Rp40 thousand. He admitted to being curious in regards to the spice quotient of South Sulawesi’s chilies, whose costs have been nonetheless far beneath the price of chilies in different areas.

“As a result of I noticed chili in Java with the worth of Rp90 thousand. I’m curious how spicy chilies from South Sulawesi are,” he remarked.

He additionally famous that the provision of fundamental want gadgets in all areas is presently in a secure situation.

Nonetheless, Jokowi reminded his ranks to examine the provision of staple items’ provides in every space forward of Eid al-Fitr.

“Furthermore, egg provides have to be maintained as nicely. Forward of Eid, we should make sure the provides,” he added. (INE)
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