"We have given an input to the government to make a special effort to guarantee the smoothness of food distribution and the stability of its price and supply," Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Chairman Suryo Bambang Sulisto said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Chairman Suryo Bambang Sulisto has said food distribution should not be secondary to human transport during the fasting month of Ramadan.
"Do not give a second place to food distribution. It is not less important the human transport ahead of and during Ramadan and Lebaran post-fasting month festivity," Suryo said after a coordination meeting with Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa here on Wednesday.
According to him, traffic jam will happen in many points to hamper human transportation and food distribution in the run up to and during the fasting month.
But he noted that the government has promised to guarantee the smoothness of food distribution.
"We have given an input to the government to make a special effort to guarantee the smoothness of food distribution and the stability of its price and supply," Suryo said.
Meanwhile, Hatta Rajasa said the government would guarantee the stability of food prices ahead of and during the fasting month.
"Data from the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) show that the prices and supply of seven strategic food commodities remain stable and even some of them are down," he noted.
Hatta said the seven strategic food commodities with stable prices and supply were cooking oil, beef and chicken, horticulture products, sugar, flour, fish and shrimp, and rice.
He said from the coordination meeting it was concluded that the prices and supply of strategic food commodities could be made stable by the government together with the business world.(*)
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