Ahead of Ramadan, Foodstuffs Supervision in East Jakarta Tightened

Ahead of Ramadan, officials from the East Jakarta City Government conducted an inspection to monitor food availability and prices at Pondok Bambu Traditional Market and The Farmers Modern Market on Wednesday (2/11). The inspection was led by East Jakarta City's Assistant for Economic Affairs and Development, Fauzi.

sufficient for the next three to four months

Fauzi said that routine food monitoring is carried out ahead of religious holidays, such as Chinese New Year, Ramadan, and Eid al-Fitr.

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"Based on the results of the inspection, there were a number of increases in commodity prices, but they were not too significant and were still affordable for the public," he said, Wednesday (2/11).

Head of East Jakarta Food Security, Maritime and Agriculture Sub-agency, Taufik Yulianto said the inspection involved officers of the sub-agency, Economy Division, urban village, district, and up to city level.

"The products we inspected included agricultural, fishery, and livestock commodities. Thankfully, based on the inspection results, availability is guaranteed to be sufficient for the next three to four months," he said.

Taufik explained that the commodities being inspected included beef, chicken, red chilies, green chilies, shallots, garlic, rice, cooking oil, eggs, and others.

"Overall, prices remain stable. Any increases are within reasonable limits," he stated.