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Adequate food supplies ahead of Idul Adha in North Sumatra: Official
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All ready: A cattle vendor feeds his cattle at a cattle market in Kalimalang, Bekasi, West Java, on Aug.24. Ahead of Idul Adha (the Islamic Day of Sacrifice), a cow is sold for between Rp 15 million (US$1,123.85) to Rp 25 million. (JP/Ibrahim Irsyad)
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he North Sumatra administration has ensured there will be an adequate supply of food ahead of the celebration of Idul Adha (Islamic Day of Sacrifice), which will fall on Friday.
Moreover, the province has a surplus of several food commodities, such as rice, corn, red chilies, beef and eggs.
“We have calculated the demand and available supply of foodstuffs as of August and, overall, the food supply ahead of Idul Adha is sufficient,” the North Sumatra administration’s Food Security and Animal Husbandry Agency head Dahler said on Tuesday.
“Overall, ahead of Idul Adha, food prices have also tended to be stable. There has been no significant price jumps.”
The surplus of food commodities has contributed to the stability of prices. As of August, the available supply of rice in North Sumatra has reached 1.75 tons while the demand has only been 1.17 tons. The stock of corn amounts to 36,977 tons, large enough to fulfill consumer demand of only 16,829 tons. The available supply of red chilies has amounted to 91,657 tons while the demand is only 48,796 tons.
However, Dahler said there was still a shortage of shallot supply because the commodity came from other provinces. Currently, the available stock of shallots amounts to only 10,036 tons while the demand has reached 331,324 tons.
“There will be a 10 percent increase in the number of livestock sacrificed in the upcoming festivity,” said Dahler.
It is predicted that 33,000 cows, 870 buffaloes, 13,200 goats and 5,800 sheep will be sacrificed for this year’s Idul Adha. (ebf)
