Daging Sapi, Bulog Dapat Kuota Impor 3.000 Ton
Logistics Agency Gets Beef Import Quota of 3.000 Tons
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Guna menstabilkan harga daging sapi menjelang Ramadan dan Lebaran, pemerintah memutuskan untuk memberikan kuota impor daging sapi kepada Perum Badan Urusan Logistik (Bulog) sebanyak 3 ribu ton. Bulog juga akan mengadakan operasi pasar dengan menjual daging sapi maksimal Rp76 ribu per kilogram.
"Kuota impor daging sapi sudah ditetapkan pemerintah, kalau tidak salah sekitar 3 ribu ton kepada Bulog," kata Menteri Pertanian Suswono kepada pers seusai rapat koordinasi stabilisasi pangan di Kementerian Koordinator Perekonomian di Jakarta, Kamis (20/6).
Langkah tersebut diberikan pemerintah kepada Bulog, sebagai stabilisator harga daging sapi menjelang Ramadan dan Lebaran.
"Bulog juga mendapat tugas dari pemerintah untuk melakukan operasi pasar dengan harga maksimal di kisaran Rp76 ribu per kilogram. Harga daging sapi diharapkan dapat berangsur turun dalam waktu dekat sehingga terjangkau masyarakat," ungkap Suswono.
Suswono mengharapkan Bulog dapat melakukan operasi pasar hingga ke tingkat kelurahan, tidak hanya di pasar tradisional. "Tujuannya agar tepat sasaran dan distribusi daging sapi tersebar merata untuk mendorong penurunan harga yang rasional bagi kemampuan masyarakat."
Jakarta (B2B) - In order stabilize beef prices ahead of Ramadan and Eid, the government decided to give the beef import quotas to the General Company Logistics Agency (Bulog) as much as 3 thousand tons. Bulog will also conduct market operations by selling beef maximum of Rp76 thousand per kilogram.
"Beef import quota is set by the government, I think it was about 3 thousand tons to Bulog," said Agriculture Minister Suswono told reporters after a coordination meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for stabilizing the Economy in Jakarta, Thursday (20/6).
The move by the government to Bulog, as stabilizers beef prices ahead of Ramadan and Eid.
"Bulog also tasked the government to carry out operations in the market with a maximum price range of Rp76 thousand per kilogram. Beef price is expect to go down gradually to be affordable for the public," said Suswono.
Suswono hope Bulog to conduct market operations up to the urban village level, not only in traditional markets. "The aim for the right target and distribution of beef evenly to encourage a rational price drop for the ability of the public."
