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Landslides trigger increase in chili price
The main road connecting West Sumatra and Riau was blocked by a landslide early on Tuesday, disrupting the supply of chili and consequently causing a rise in the price of the commodity
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he main road connecting West Sumatra and Riau was blocked by a landslide early on Tuesday, disrupting the supply of chili and consequently causing a rise in the price of the commodity.
'In the past, if the road in West Sumatra was blocked, we could still hope the supply could be fulfilled from Karo. Now, Karo can no longer supply us,' Liston, a trader at Arengka traditional market in Pekanbaru, said Wednesday.
Since the continuing eruption of Mount Sinabung, Riau has been more dependent on West Sumatra for its chilies, rather than Karo regency in North Sumatra.
Liston said the price of chilies had reached Rp 130,000 (US$10.4) per kilogram, up from the normal price of Rp 28,000, since the landslide that occurred in Tanjung Pauh village, Pangkalan Koto Baru district, Lima Puluh Kota regency, 5 kilometers from the border with Riau.
