KPPU akan Periksa 11 Importir yang Diduga Lakukan Kartel Bawang
KPPU will Examine 11 Importers, Alleged did Cartel Onions
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Jakarta (B2B) - Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU) memastikan memanggil 11 importir hortikultura, Jumat (22/3). KPPU akan meminta keterangan para importir kenapa tidak mengeluarkan bawang impor di Pelabuhan Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, sehingga pasokan di pasar menjadi langka dan harga bawang pun melonjak.
"KPPU akan meminta keterangan kenapa para importir tidak mengeluarkan barangnya, padahal sudah clear di Pelabuhan Tanjung Perak," kata Komisioner KPPU Munrokhim Misanam di Jakarta, Kamis (21/3).
Menurutnya, akibat kontainer berisi komoditas bawang tidak dikeluarkan mendorong pasokan bawang menipis dan harga melonjak. KPPU mengindikasikan upaya kartel bawang oleh importir hortikultura.
"Perlu diawasi betul, karena timpang sedikit saja harga bisa naik-turun," katanya.
Menurut Munrokhim, permainan kartel menyebabkan harga sulit diprediksi karena pasokan menjadi elastis. Ketika terjadi kelangkaan pasokan, importir dan pedagang besar sengaja menahan untuk menaikkan harga. Namun, ketika harga mulai turun, importir melepas seluruh stok yang dimiliki.
"Pedagang besar yang punya stok 30-40 ton pasti menjualnya melihat situasi. Ketika pasokan seret, jual sedikit-sedikit dengan harga mahal. Ketika harga murah, dia cepat-cepat jual," ujarnya.
Jakarta (B2B) - Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) make sure to call 11 importers of horticultural, Friday (22/3). KPPU will request information from the importer why not distribute onion imports at the Port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, so the supply in the market is becoming scarce and prices soared.
"KPPU will inquire why the importers do not distribute the goods, when it was clear at the Port of Tanjung Perak," said the KPPU Commissioner, Munrokhim Misanam in Jakarta, Thursday (21/3).
According to him, due to containers of onions is not distributed commodities, resulting in a scarce supply of onions in the market and prices soared. KPPU indicate attempts by cartels onion importers horticulture.
"Keep right supervision, as lame the slightest price can go up and down," he said.
According Munrokhim, games cartels cause unpredictable prices as supply becomes elastic. When there is a shortage of supply, importers and wholesalers intentionally restrain to raise prices. However, when prices started down, removing the entire onion importer imports into the market.
"Wholesalers have the stock to sell 30-40 tons definitely look at the situation. When the supply crunch, sell it a little bit and hope the prices go up. As prices fall, importers hurry to sell," he said.
