The Up and Down of Staple Foods Prices

Agricultural sectors are very dependent with the condition of climate. The change of climate that affect the growth of the plants will significantly change the price of that plants. Meanwhile, there are still many conditions that can affect the price of the agricultural products. One of them is festivities. 

Indonesia is a resident for mostly Muslim. It is accorded that around 87 percent of total population are Muslim. Every year there will be a month of festivity, which is Ramadan. Ramadan is the month when Muslim have to do fasting. The demand of the agricultural sectors will highly increase in this month. The condition happens annually when the festivities come, one month or two week before Ramadan and will gradually back to normal one week before Eid al- Fitr. Nearly in the top of the celebration, Eid Al- Fitr the price will soaring high again. 

The increase of prices happen almost in every staple foods. The most dramatic increment will be the price of chicken and beef meet, with 20-30%. In other words, the demand of these meat are increasing in this holy month. There will be also increasing in the basic ingredients of Indonesian foods such as chili and egg.

If we look back to the past, this phenomenon always happen. The demand of the people will always increase significantly. It also happen in another festivities in Indonesia. Then, even the government has improved the law, there is no warranty that the price will stabile in that time. Back then, local farmer only feel the increment of the price do not benefit to them. They are tend to lost if there is bad climate that happen. 

From this, we need to be aware and always proud to our farmer!