Ministry of Trade holds granulated sugar OP in Manado
`We carry out the granulated sugar OP because the price in the market already started to experience an increase,` said the Chief of Staff of the RI Ministry of Trading Srie Agustina in Manado, on Friday. Srie said that the granulated sugar OP in Manado was carried out in two points, namely Bersehati Market and in Kampung Ternate Manado. `We distribute three tons of granulated sugar in Manado with a much cheaper price compared to that of the market, at Rp12,000 per kilogram,` he said. The granulated sugar price in Manado trading center has currently increased to around Rp15,000 per kilogram. `Such a significant increase leads the granulated sugar OP to be carried out, especially approaching the holy month of Ramadan,` said Srie. It is admitted that approaching Ramadan or other religious holidays, there will certainly be an increase in basic necessity demands, including granulated sugar. Moreover, he said, granulated sugar is widely used to make Eid cake so it must be anticipated from the beginning. He said that we are currently entering the sugarcane harvest period so that it cannot yet be distributed to the community, hence the granulated sugar OP was carried out.The granulated sugar OP is not only carried out in Manado but also in 152 points in Indonesia with a prepared volume of 3,800 tons, and the Ministry of Trading is collaborating with State-owned Enterprise and cooperatives.
Editor: Ruslan Burhanihttp://www.antaranews.com/berita/562118/kemendag-gelar-op-gula-pasir-di-manado