Drought, Vegetable Supply in Kramatjati Market Declining

The drought that hit some regions in Jakarta, has a bad impact on the supply and price of some types of vegetables to the Kramatjati Market, East Jakarta. With details, there are price hike on some vegetables in the past three days, such as carrot, cabbage, green bean, celery and onion. Although, some traders admitted, it is not very significant, ranging between Rp 1,000 to Rp.2.000.

Last month, celery was still below Rp 10,000 per kg, and now rose to Rp12.000. If the cabbage hit Rp 6,000 per kg, and now is Rp 8,000, and leek from Rp 7,000 to Rp. 10,000

"Last month, celery was still below Rp 10,000 per kg, and now rose to Rp12.000. If the cabbage hit Rp 6,000 per kg, and now is Rp 8,000, and leek from Rp 7,000 to Rp. 10,000," expressed Tata, a vegetable trader in Kramatjati Market, Wednesday (11/4).

Musklisin, another vegetable trader disclosed the price hike depends on supplies sent from farmers in the area.

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"If the harvest fails, vegetable supply will reduce, and price keeps rising. Yesterday, bean was Rp 12,000 per kg, and now rose to 15,000," he told.

Another statement also came out from We'en, another trader. He said, the supply could reach three tons, and now he only receives one ton.

"If it is expensive because of the slow distribution of goods was rising not long. Two weeks, the price has gone up, it is because of the weather," said the man who already trade on the market since 1997.