KPPU: garlic and bank interest in the investigation

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Sindonews.com -team study and monitoring of the Commission's competition Watchdog (KPPU) Venture has completed the task in collecting preliminary information about the structure of the market and the behavior of two important commodities business community, i.e. garlic and banking interest rates.

As is known, the garlic is experiencing a significant increase in the price of the average Rp25 thousand up to Rp30 thousand per kilogram (kg) in November 2012, in extreme rises to Rp80 thousand to $ 10 per kg in March 2013.

"The increase is not reasonable in the circumstances there was a buildup of garlic at the port," said KPPU Commissioner, Syarkawi Rauf in affidavits to Sindonewson Tuesday (19/3/2013).

According to the KPPU, ought to be thought to exist between joint perpetrators of deliberate effort to restrain price increases for goods are conditioning. "This condition indicates the cartels," he said.

Syarkawi describes the KPPU has been looking closely at symptoms, price increases since four months ago and is now starting to do the investigation. Based on article 36 of law No. 5/1999 on the prohibition of the practice of monopoly and Competition of unhealthy Businesses jo Perkom 1/2010 about handling the matter of the Ordinance, an investigation was carried out to obtain evidence about an alleged violation of law No. 5/1999.

This is an evidence gathering stage to determine whether the alleged cartel conditioning garlic price hike continued into the case or not. "In 60 days maximum we will know about the continuation of this problem," he said.

Meanwhile, interest rate-related banking, study teams have reported to the Commission and it was decided that the KPPU will investigate alleged cartel over high interest rates is through litigation initiatives. "we will investigate whether the true high banking interest rates is due to the high overhead cost or cartels?" explained Syarkawi.

He said, the investigator team start working and collecting evidence and expected a maximum of 60 days, the KPPU can determine whether the alleged cartel is entered into the case or not.

KPPU is committed to improving people's well-being through the achievement of economic efficiency and the corporate world. "Cartel behaviour of unhealthy competition is that in addition to the prohibited Act No. 5/1999 could impede achievement of the equally clear terms of economic efficiency," stated Syarkawi.

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Rare, garlic rescues farmer behavior Jan. 9

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Sindonews.com -Agriculture Minister Suswono (Jan. 9), reveals, the scarcity of garlic is not currently off of behaviors among farmers. Farmers prefer to plant the lucrative commodity than commodities garlic.

"Indeed for our problem garlic farmers will choose a profitable commodity. While the garlic farmers received tremendous pressure because we are declining as a result of their move or switch to another profitable commodity, "said Suswono in his description, in Jakarta, Wednesday (20/3/2013).

Suswono gives examples of cases of farmers in Brebes, Central Java, where the onion farmers began to switch planting rice. The reason is relatively stable, rice price is so profitable, is being observed is not seintensif the onion.

"In addition, the capital is not too large. If the onion right up to medium risk Rp60 million, is very high, "said Suswono.

Soybeans for commodities, said Jan. 9, there is a tendency of passionate farmers to plant when I heard the announcement of price is Rp 7,000 per kilogram (kg), so to be a stimulant for the farmers.

In order to reduce imports, further, the Government is constantly working to Suswono expanding land. In Tegal, Central Java, the Government stepped up the expansion of land about 100 hectares (ha) to increase production. So far, Indonesia has produced less than 10 per cent of the national onion needs.

"Even to meet the needs of the industry because of the aroma of Garlic herb Indonesia three times stronger than garlic imports," he said.

Data of the Ministry of agriculture said, Indonesia had achieved self-sufficiency of garlic due to extensive planting area before 1998 this commodity reached 250,000 ha. While the extensive acreage currently planting garlic left shrink to 25,000 ha.

According to Suswono, passion to plant garlic starts to go down since 1998. "When it's a garlic import spigot opened, so the difficulty farmers compete with garlic imports," pungkasnya.

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Mendag: 95% of the needs of the domestic garlic is imported

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Sindonews.com -Minister of trade (Mendag), Gita Wirjawan said 95 percent of the domestic garlic needs derived from the supply of imports. Thus, it is not appropriate when it is said domestic production constraints caused the price of garlic has jumped sharply.

"This garlic we mostly imports and failure of reason very few crops," said Gita in Hotel Bidakara, Jakarta, Thursday (14/3/2013).

On the basis of these, Gita asserts, it is not uncommon if the price of onions jumped very sharply as was the case at the moment, where the price of garlic permeate Rp50 thousand per kilogram (kg).

For that, he acknowledged, the current team that came under his Ministry Central do active steps by identifying hundreds of containers suspected of containing garlic that is stuck in the port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya.

It is, says Gita, is intended to ascertain whether those conditions are intentional or not, thus causing the rise in the price of garlic.

"Less prevalent if the price of garlic as it currently on the market. So, we, along with the Ministry of agriculture will verify the process of licensing the container-the container from the start IT (the importer is registered), the RIPH (Horticultural Products Import Recommendations) and SPI (Import Approval Letter). At its core is the goods that have entered and leaning on the harbour and this was when they had the permission of the recommendations of the Kementan and Kemendag, "said he.

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Kemendag 134 thousand tons of import approve of garlic

The price of garlic surged Michael Augustine

Sindonews.com -to control the price of garlic, the Ministry of trade (Kemendag) take concrete steps by publishing the import Approval Letter (SPI) for the importation of garlic. Kemendag has published the SPI on the recommendation of horticulture products Imports (RIPH) asked the Ministry of agriculture (Kementan).

SPI published by Kemendag as much as a thousand tons to 92 134,6 Company Registered Importers (IT) or 84,15 percent of total needs for the period January-June (Semester I) which amounted to 160,000 tons.

Director General of foreign trade, Bachrul Chairi said that with the publication of the SPI in more or less 10-14 days, then garlic supply to the market and the Retail Market's parent, both traditional and modern retail market, expected to soon gain and ultimately help lower the price of garlic on the market.

Efforts to increase supply through importation will remain based on the rules that apply. Then, Kemendag will also continue to coordinate with local governments to smooth the flow of goods and the distribution of the four ports, namely Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Jakarta), Belawan (Medan), port Soekarno-Hatta (Makassar) and Tanjung Perak (Surabaya).

"This important Coordination is carried out to ensure the availability of horticultural products at affordable prices for consumers in the country," Bachrul Chairi light in the release in Jakarta, Wednesday (13/3/2013).

The price of garlic and onion are having quite a significant increase and become the biggest contributor to inflation in March 2013. "The Government is constantly working to stabilize the prices of basic necessities, including garlic and the shallots," stated Director General of domestic trade, Srie Agustina on equal opportunities.

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The price of garlic is translucent Rp30 000/kg

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Sindonews.com -bad weather that had colored natural disasters, such as floods in some areas led to a number of staple household needs in the form of veggies and herbs-bumbuan increase significantly.

"All rise. Started to rain, so the only taxable flood gede, the prices started on a climb, "light a merchant on the market Block A, Samsul Arifin to Sindonews, Thursday (21/2/2013).

The most significant increases occurred at the price of garlic that touches thousands of Rp30 price per kilogram (kg). Samsul mentions, this is the highest price increase garlic throughout history because in the last year, the price of garlic has only been at the price of Rp5 thousand.

"Garlic last year just Rp5 thousand per kg, now Rp30 thousand per kg. This is the highest price in history, "bright he is.

In addition to regular garlic, garlic kating also showed an increase. "That's the price of regular garlic, if that kating (good quality garlic) it could be the translucent Rp35 thousand to 40 thousand. Last month, before there was flooding yesterday it just Rp25 thousand, "added he.

Samsul adds, the increase also occurred on other agricultural products, such as Eggplant which was originally to be Rp3 thousand Rp7 thousand per kg. Red chillies from originally being Rp30 Rp20 thousands-35 thousand.

Later, Col. originally Rp4 thousand, rising to Rp6 thousand per kg. Meanwhile, the original tomato Rp5-6 thousand, now rose to Rp12-15 thousand. Tomato vegetable or green tomatoes from Rp6 thousands so Rp12 thousand. Curling chilli ijo, from rose to Rp14 Rp8 thousand thousand.

"Patokannya before the rain and floods when it rains because it's so rotten vegetables easy. So, any rain, what's more until there is a flood or landslide as Genesis in Bandung, the price is definitely going up, "he said.

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The HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES there is import game sniffed garlic

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Sindonews.com -the House of representatives (DPR) signals the presence of games in the RI Division of import quota allocation of garlic. As a result of this game, the price jumped up to Rp30 garlic thousand per kilogram (kg).

"The RIPH (Horticultural Products Import Recommendations) already published last year did not fall on importers who are supposed to be. Us signals there is a game here (import of garlic), "said the Chairman of the HOUSE Commission IV Romahurmuzy, when you call Sindonews, in Jakarta, Thursday (21/2/2013).

It is further alleged, a member of Parliament from the faction of the PPP, based on the designation of a number of companies which are not obviously his track record for importing garlic. A number of companies that have experienced doing import garlic instead get fewer quotas.

"Thus the perpetrator-perpetrators of the real business gets no quota is greater than the (companies)," said Romahurmuzy.

As reported previously, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) instructed Commissioners to oversee the garlic price increase less reasonable.

"I expect Ministers and Governors to be aware of and control over stabilization of prices of daily needs are rising less reasonable," said SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, recently.

Based on his notes, the price of garlic in two months lately surged enough sharp from Rp25 thousand reach Rp30 thousand per kg.

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