Jul 16, 2013

Indonesian Government Can not Control Beef Prices

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Rusman Heryawan said the government can not control the rising price of beef. The cause, because the government did not have sufficient stock. "The issue of this meat, the government does not have the stock," said Rusman in his office, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. 

Beef In this issue, he said, so the government did not control the stock market can not perform surgery. "While the market operation can only be done if there is no stock," he said. 

According to Rusman, so far the government can only appeal to the businesses not to raise prices. "But that is not enough," he said. 

Rusman said the government needs the support of state-owned enterprises to help the beef supply."Does the state have also made ​​special stocking, importing and fatten beef," said Rusman. 

He gave an example, which has a stock of Bulog rice. If an increase in the price of rice, the government can conduct market operations using rice stocks are available. Previously, to stabilize beef prices the government has taken a policy through the import. Bulog has received a letter of recommendation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Commerce to import beef as much as 3 thousand tons by land and air. 

Livestock Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday Gratitude Iantoro today about 8 tons of beef coming through the Soekarno Hatta Airport.

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