Cabai dan Bawang, Harganya Kembali Normal pada April
Chili and Onions, Price Back to Normal in April
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Jakarta (B2B) - Harga bawang dan cabai dipediksi kembali normal pada April. Wakil Menteri Perdagangan Bayu Krisnamurthi mengatakan, kecenderungan selama empat sampai lima tahun terakhir, harga bawang dan cabai selalu tinggi di bulan pertama.
Puncaknya di bulan ketiga yakni Maret dan memasuki bulan April harga kembali normal. "Secara historis, harga bawang dan cabe bulan Maret cenderung tinggi. April dan Mei cenderung turun," kata Bayu Krisnamurthi di Jakarta, Selasa (2/4).
Merujuk pada data Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), kata Bayu, inflasi di bulan Maret mencapai 0,63% dan 80,9% inflasi disebabkan oleh bahan makanan. Apabila dikombinasikan komoditas bawang merah, bawang putih, cabai, dan berkontribusi 38% terhadap inflasi bahan makanan.
Bayu melihat kecenderungan selama 4-5 tahun terakhir, harga bawang dan cabe selalu tinggi di tiga bulan pertama. Puncaknya ada di bulan ketiga. Memasuki bulan April, harga sudah kembali turun.
"Pada Maret, harga cabe merah rata-rata sekitar Rp25 ribu. Harga ini rata-rata sama dengan harga di tahun 2011 dan 2012. Harga cabe rawit sekitar Rp35.000, cukup rendah dibandingkan tahun sebelumnya yang pernah mencapai Rp55 ribu," ungkap Wakil Mendag.
Jakarta (B2B) - Price onions and peppers predicted return to normal in April. Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi said the trend over the past four to five years, the price of onions and chillis are always high in the first month.
The peak in the third month of March and into April of price returns to normal. "Historically, the price of onions and peppers tend to be high in March. April and May tend to be lower," said Krisnamurthi in Jakarta, Tuesday (2/4).
Refer to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), said Bayu, inflation reached 0.63% in March and 80.9% due to food inflation. When combined commodity onion, garlic, chili, and contributes 38% to the food inflation.
Bayu look at trends over the last 4-5 years, the price of onions and chili is always high in the first three months. The peak is in the third month. Entering the month of April, prices are fell back.
"In March, the price of red chillies average of about Rp25 thousand. Prices are equal to the average price in 2011 and 2012. Prices cayenne pepper around Rp35.000, quite low compared to the previous year which had reached Rp55 thousand," said Vice Minister of Trade.
