Ahead of Idul Fitri 1444 Hijri, Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono accompanied President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan to inspect food stocks in Rawamangun Market, East Jakarta and Johar Baru Market, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (4/5).

the prices of staple foods in the market are still stable

According to Acting Governor, Jakarta Provincial Government continues to coordinate and synergize with central government to stabilize prices of staple foods, thus residents can get them easily. Cooperation in the food sector cannot be separated from the role of Kodam Jaya and Polda Metro Jaya who also monitor food prices and the distribution of supplies, thus they can run well.

"According to our monitoring, the prices of staple foods in the market are still stable and the supply is sufficient to meet the needs of the community. By the President's directives, we will keep monitoring to prevent stock hoarding and prices remain stable until Idul Fitri. We also intensify the cheap market for Jakartans," he expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release.

A similar statement also came out from President Jokowi that price dynamics and the availability of staples are always a concern of various parties ahead of Idul Fitri, both from economic actors to regulators. He was grateful that the price of food needed by residents tended to decrease, as there had been deflation a few days earlier.

"It's approaching Idul Fitri. Together, we want to check the condition of food in the market. The first is the stock and the price," he expressed.

"We saw earlier that there was no problem with supply, prices also went down a lot, such as egg, chicken meat, rice, and onion, but the beef is up a bit. I think this is a good condition following the monitoring of the Statistics Center, that yesterday there was indeed deflation. This is good in the position of going to Idul Fitri but the prices of various staples have decreased," he added.

As for the information, the market inspection was also interspersed with activities of greeting and chatting with residents. President Jokowi also distributed aid to traders in the two markets.

Besides them, there were also East Jakarta Mayor, M Anwar and his staff; Central Jakarta Mayor, Dhany Sukma and his staff; and Perumda Pasar Jaya President Director, Tri Prasetyo.