Floods that have occurred since the beginning of last week in Jakarta and surrounding areas , and the latter also occurred in various regions in Indonesia , causing food distribution faltered .
Losses are also experienced businessmen food and beverage packaging , as revealed by the Chairman of the Association of Food and Minumal throughout Indonesia , Adhi Lukman ,
The floods also damaged farmland and plantation crops including sugarcane , so according to the Chairman of Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association , Abdul Wahid , threatening the target of national sugar requirement .
The floods that hit Jakarta and surrounding areas as well as in various regions in Indonesia disrupt food distribution needs . Previously Minister for Economy , Hatta Rajasa said , rising food prices in the market due to delays in the distribution of the floods so the stock market is reduced significantly and traders sell at high prices . Prices of various food needs today such as chili , onions , meat fish , chicken pieces and vegetables rose by an average of 50 to 60 percent .
Similar conditions are also experienced businessmen food and beverage packaging . To the press on Wednesday , the Chairman of the Association of Food and Beverage throughout Indonesia , or GAPMMI , Adhi Lukman said the potential losses from floods GAPMMI around Rp 200 billion per day .
In addition to the distribution faltered , losses occur due to power outages that impact on the cost of production , as well as the decline in labor productivity due to flooded homes . Possible added , GAPMMI will raise the price of food and beverage packaging products about 10 percent this year to cover potential losses due to flooding .
" The potential loss was approximately 200 billion per day that we set aside persistent flooding like this , so this is not a real loss potential , " said Adhi Lukman .
Floods also have a negative impact on the sugar industry due to inundation of sugarcane in various regions . According to the Chairman of the Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association , Abdul Wahid , inhibition of fertilizer distribution to the slow growth of sugarcane by floods , could harm the sugarcane harvest season usually occurs around May.
Abdul Wahid said, " which is also when the effect of that until the sunlight , overcast as if this continues without heat can inhibit growth , also inhibit the process of maturity , delivery of fertilizer to the garden this is rather an effect on weather season like this , we added biayalah , added costs to the process of fertilization . "
Abdul Wahid added suaca extreme changes make sugarcane farmers worry the government's target of self-sufficiency is not achieved .
Indonesian government targets this year were able to self-sufficiency in sugar and sugar is a commodity that is the target of self-sufficiency first , followed by other commodities such as rice , meat , corn , and soybeans .
Originally swasemada government targets this year of 5.7 million tons of sugar but was revised to about 3.1 million tons due to several reasons , especially climate change . While this year's national sugar requirement is estimated at 5.7 million tons, but pemeritah not worry because it will add to it from the existing stock of 2.8 million tonnes .
Although until now the flood has not impacted on the price of rice , or Logistics Agency Bulog promised to conduct market operations if the price of rice rose .
In addition it also gives Bulog rice rations to the Sar - affected areas , including flooding in the amount of 200 tons for the disaster at the provincial level and 100 tons for the disaster in the district .
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