BPS: Soy Prices Still ' Wild ' in Rp 9.086/Kg

Jakarta -Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded throughout February 2012 until the first week of August 2012 price of soybeans kept soaring. From February-July 2012 an average price of soybeans reached Rp 8.901/kg. While this initial until August had reached Rp 9.086/kg.

"The average price of soybeans from January-July 2012 market reached Rp 8.901 per kg and the last recorded price BPS on Sunday I in August reached Rp 9.086 per kg," said the Director of the Statistical distribution of the BPS, Satwiko Darmesto, in the Office of the Centre, the KPPU Tuesday (14/8/2012).

Satwiko said, with the retail price of soybeans compared to imports from the United States the difference in price is US $ 3.303 0,61 Usd/kg, 2.

"The price of soybeans imported US $ x 0,61 Usd (exchange rate) = 9.480 Rp 5.782 per kg (price of soybeans imported) that there is a difference between the retail price of soybeans prices per kg to Rp 9.086 soybean import price of Rp 5.782 per kg = $ 3.303 .2 per kg," explained Satwiko.

Satwiko describes the conditions of local soybean production ratio (estimated 2012) amounting to 779.741 tonnes and soybean imports reached,511 tons in 2011 2.088.615.

"By comparison, imports of soybeans, soybean production complement rather than" demolished Satwiko.

(rrd/dru)