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. 

Beef Prices Only Slightly Down, Indonesia's Government Want Import More

The government indicated it would resume imports of beef.Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa said the government is not enough to lower the price of 3,000 tons of beef beef is that the government will beef imports again to stabilize prices, especially ahead of the holiday.

Until the third week of July 2013, the price of beef in eight provinces in the Indonesian capital has decreased, although not significantly. On average, the price remained at Rp 90,000-Rp 95,000 per kg.

In Jakarta, beef prices fell slightly from Rp 98,000 to Rp 96,000 per kg, in London fell from Rp 106,000 to Rp 103,000 per kg, Semarang down from Rp 81,000 to Rp 80,000 per kg, Yogyakarta edged up to Rp 97,600 per kg, and Denpasar stable at Rp 75,000 per kg.