Ramadan-Lebaran, Mentan Jamin Stok Pangan Memadai
Ramadan-Eid, MoA Ensure Sufficient Food Stocks
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Ketersediaan pangan pokok yang berasal dari produksi dalam negeri pada 2013 cukup dan surplus kecuali gula pasir, cabai rawit dan daging sapi. Untuk periode Ramadan dan Lebaran (Juli- Agustus) pasokan komoditas beras, gula pasir, minyak goreng, bawang merah, cabai besar, cabai rawit, daging sapi, daging unggas dan telur unggas surplus.
Menteri Pertanian Suswono menegaskan pasokan beberapa komoditas seperti beras dan bawang merah diperkirakan akan aman, karena pada Juli-Agustus memasuki musim panen gadu (untuk padi) dan panen raya (untuk bawang merah) di beberapa sentra produksi.
"Begitu juga untuk pasokan gula pasir diperkirakan aman karena sudah memasuki musim giling. Pelaku usaha juga memastikan dan menjamin pasokan bahan pangan aman untuk menghadapi Ramadan dan Lebaran mendatang. Kita tidak perlu khawatir terjadi kekurangan bahan pangan," kata Suswono kepada pers seraya menunjukkan data dari Badan Ketahanan Pangan (BKP) di Jakarta, Kamis (4/7).
Keterangan pers Menteri Pertanian Suswono didampingi Kepala Badan Ketahanan Pangan (BKP) Ahmad Suryana; Direktur Jenderal Peternakan dan Kesehatan Hewan, Syukur Iwantoro serta ketua asosiasi unggas.
Menurutnya, berdasarkan data dari beberapa sentra produksi, hingga minggu pertama Juli 2013, beberapa daerah sentra produksi padi yang sudah mulai panen gadu di antaranya Banten, Jawa Barat, Jawa Timur, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Lampung, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB), Sulawesi Selatan, Sumatera Selatan, Jawa Tengah, Kalimantan Selatan, Jambi, Sulawesi Utara, dan daerah lainnya dengan perkiraan persentase luas panen berkisar 5% hingga 65%.
Untuk bawang merah, panen raya akan terjadi pada Juli-September, dengan kondisi pertanaman baik. Perkiraan produksi bawang merah di daerah sentra produksi sekitar 200 - 250 ribu ton yang tersebar di Brebes, Cirebon, Majalengka, Probolinggo, dan Nganjuk.
"Komoditas cabai merah juga akan mulai panen pada periode Juli dan Agustus di Kediri, Jember, Blitar, Lumajang, Ciamis, Garut, Tasikmalaya, dan Magelang. Produksinya diperkirakan sekitar sembilan ribu ton," ungkap Mentan.
Kendati begitu, Suswono mengingatkan tentang kondisi iklim dengan curah hujan yang masih tinggi di daerah sentra produksi, yang bisa menyebabkan tanaman cabai terkena serangan hama patek.
Jakarta (B2B) - Availability of staple foods derived from domestic production in 2013 enough, even surplus, except sugar, cayenne pepper and beef. For the period of Ramadan and Eid (July-August) supply of rice, sugar, cooking oil, red onion, big chili, cayenne pepper, beef, poultry and egg poultry declared surplus.
Minister of Agriculture (MoA) Suswono confirmed supply of some commodities such as rice and onion is expected to be safely, because in July-August harvest season into the dry season (for rice) and harvest (for onion) in several production centers.
"So also estimate to safely the supply of sugar because it has entered the milling season. Entrepreneurs also ensure and guarantee safely food supplies for Ramadan and Eid. We do not need to worry about a shortage of food," said Suswono told reporters as he shows the data from the Agency for Defense food (BKP) in Jakarta, Thursday (4/7).
On the occasion, MoA Suswono accompanied by Head of Food Security Agency (BKP) Ahmad Suryana, Director General of Livestock and Animal Health, Syukur Iwantoro and the chairman of the association of food and livestock.
According to him, based on data from several production centers, until the first week of July 2013, some central areas of rice production has begun to harvest dry season such as Banten, West Java, East Java, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Lampung, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) , South Sulawesi, South Sumatra, Central Java, South Kalimantan, Jambi, North Sulawesi, and other regions with estimates percentage of harvested area around 5% to 65%.
For onions, the harvest will occur in July-September, with a good planting conditions. Estimates production of onion in production centers around 200-250 thousand tons are scattered in Brebes, Cirebon, Majalengka, Probolinggo, and Nganjuk.
"Commodities chili also will begin harvesting in the period July and August in Kediri, Jember, Blitar, Lumajang, Ciamis, Garut, Tasikmalaya, and Magelang. Production is estimates at about nine thousand tons," said Minister of Agriculture.
Even so, Suswono warned about climate conditions with high rainfall which is still in production centers, which can lead to pest attack pepper plants yaws.
