KPPU investigate intensive reserved onion

Dana Aditiasari

Sindonews.com -Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) are conducting an intensive examination of the claims of the alleged existence of an unhealthy business competition in terms of provision of onions in the motherland.

"For a while the alleged breach of competition very strong efforts, that there is a violation we're investigating criminal aspects, I can not pass," said Chairman of the KPPU Commissioner, Nawir Messi in Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta, Monday (26/3/201).

He admitted to intensive investigations, a move that is being done it is to deepen the involvement of a number of parties that are considered related to the matter.

"If there's any criminal aspect later we pass on to the police. If it was concerned with public officials and its value more than Rp1 billion we will convey to the KPK, "stated Nawir.

As reported earlier, based on the radar on the field, albeit a garlic prices began to fall, but at a number of traditional market prices are still not stable. Average of about thousand per Rp30 kilgram (kg), whereas in the area of the settlement is still around Rp40 thousand per kg. Earlier, the price of garlic had penetrated a number of thousands of Rp70 per thousand to Rp80 kilograms (kg) and cause the scarcity of onion.

KPPU suspect importers do no attempt to unhealthy competition in the business of garlic. Despite the current price of the garlic starts to go down, but seeing those problems KPPU hadn't. The investigation against importers continue to do bad.

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HKTI: stock management national onion fucked

Michael Augustine

Sindonews.com -the set of Harmony Tani Indonesia (HKTI) rate, setting the national onion stock very chaotic. This caused the stock of this commodity have flaws, so in January through March to import and supply too abundantly in the months that followed.

Currently, the production of onion in the country have touched the figure of one million tons per year, while the needs of only about 660 thousand tons per year. However, Indonesia still imports more than 30 thousand tons of onion per year due to supply shortage in the period from January to March.

As a result of mismanajemen stock, shallot onion prices in the country are currently rocketing by up to 300 percent in just over three weeks.

"When we Have a surplus from June to December, regulated stock stored. When the season was reduced, it can be used, this stock management, "said the General Secretary of HKTI, Fadli Zon after event Radio in Sindo Polemic leaves, Jakarta, Saturday (16/3/2013).

According to him, Indonesia actually have onion storage facilities which are quite adequate. Fadli mentions warehouses owned by Perum State Logistics Agency (Bulog) that should be used to store surplus stock of onions in the mast. This means that the main problem lies in the stock management. "There are Facilities, Bulog would normally be," tukasnya.

Previously reported, onion producers who are members of the Board of the national rate, Onion melejitnya onion prices in the last two weeks, due to a few things. Among them, due to poor handling of pascapanen.

"We are very abundant during harvest season the onions. However, the rainy season, we start the lack of onion, due to the rainy season, not a good season to plant onions, "said Chairman of the Board of the national Onion, Sunarto Atmo Taryono some time ago.

As is the case with storage shed Bulog rice, seharunya the Government also have cooling warehouses to store red onion. "But Agriculture Minister quibble, no budget from the STATE BUDGET for that," continued Sunarto.

For warehouse storage (cold storage) are small capacity of five thousand tons, Sunarto mengistimasikan funds amounting to Parlay compared Indosat Rp10 billion billion to create the repository.

"We also do not want to burden the STATE BUDGET. What we need is regulation, so that we can embrace the banking, to realize it. If cold storage exists, I am sure we will not be short of onion-like moment, because we've got in stock that can be issued at any time. So the price of controlled, "explained Sunarto.

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SBY ' vent ' had two Ministers marahi reserved onion

Rico Afrido

Sindonews.com -President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) admitted to the Minister of agriculture were angry (Jan. 9), Trade Minister Suswono and (Mendag), Gita Wirjawan in handling the problem of price hikes of onion, garlic and beef in a limited Cabinet session on Economic field office of the President, Thursday, March 14.

It was taken in recognition of the FIRST encounter with the Chief Editor (Pemred) the national media at the Presidential Palace, Central Jakarta, Friday (15/3/2013).

"Clearly, perhaps, some of the journalists following the Cabinet session yesterday, I was angry yesterday. Because it is onions red and white affair is days less fast, kongklusif and less tangible responses, "YUDHOYONO said in his speech during the meeting with the Pemered.

YUDHOYONO also said that the Ministers concerned are already working to handle the issue price of onions it last night. "And this morning already reports to me. God willing there is a quick solution, delivered, change the prices to be more stable. The people believe in and then the subsequent actions, "he said.

Meanwhile, in a meeting that started at 9 a.m. EDT, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary SBY Dipo Alam, Secretary of the Secretary of State, Silalahi, Djoko Suyanto Polhukam Coordinating, and Presidential Spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha,.

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