Indobusiness - Rising prices in some areas jengkol to touch the figure of Rp 50,000 per kilogram sparked speculation about the trigger. What might be the cause?
The traders in the Market Rangkasbitung, Lebak, Banten, for example, suspect the increase is due to scarcity in the market. Suryani, a vegetable trader in Rangkasbitung Markets, said that since the last three weeks, jengkol supply from farmers disappeared.
The disappearance of the supply jengkol likely because they have not entered the harvest season.
"Therefore, if there is jengkol certain price soared to Rp 50,000 per kg or exceed the price of chicken meat at Rp 25,000. Normal price jengkol usually around Rp 20,000 per kg," he said.
Meanwhile, Salah, a trader in the Market Rangkasbitung, suspect jengkol supply of a number of farmers in Lebak regency jengkol reduced because many trees cut down for the purpose of residential buildings and handicraft.
"Reduced supply jengkol jengkol it because a lot of trees and converted to housing estates. Previously, centers jengkol in Lebak regency almost evenly in every district," he said.
He said the current supplied from Rangkasbitung jengkol in Lampung and Palembang.
"We hope to develop a re-crop farmers jengkol because market demand is quite high," he said.
Head of Market Rangkasbitung Smith Grace acknowledged for the supply of jengkol in the market disappeared so traders are forced to sell other commodities. Those traders jengkol currently turned fruiterer and tubers due to its scarcity.
"I think this is the first jengkol scarcity due to the arrival of the harvest season has not been too many trees jengkol used to build houses," he said.
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