Pemprov akan Gelar Pasar Murah

JAYAPURA – Pemerintah Provinsi Papua akan menggelar operasi pasar murah di dua titik yaitu Kota Jayapura dan Kabupaten Jayapura.

Pasar murah tersebut dalam rangka mempersiapkan kebutuhan bahan pokok bagi masyarakat, terutama mereka yang akan merayakan Natal dan Tahun Baru (Nataru).

Plt Kepala Dinas Perdagangan dan Perindustrian Provinsi Papua, Hartati Sofia Iwanggin mengatakan, pasar murah akan dilakukan awal Desember dan pertengahan Desember Tahun 2025.

“Pasar murah dalam rangka memenuhi kebutuhan masyarakat, terutama bagi mereka yang mau merayakan Natal,” kata Hartati.

Sementara untuk menjaga stabilitas pasokan dan harga pangan, Hartati mengaku pihaknya akan melakukan sidak di lapangan. “Bahan pokok yang jadi incaran masyarakat jelang Natal akan kami siapkan, sehingga permintaan masyarat terpenuhi,” ungkapnya.

Hartati mengaku, berdasarkan pantauan yang dilakukan di lapangan, sejauh ini harga bapok masih stabil.” Justru dalam Rakor Inflasi, kami punya inflasi masih sangat rendah,” katanya.

Jelang Nataru, ia meminta masyarakat tidak panic buying. Berbelanja secukupnya sesuai kebutuhan yang diperlukan.

“Kita tetap berupaya agar permintaan masyaraat untuk bapok tertentu tersedia, sehingga harga tetap stabil. Harapan kami jelang Nataru, harga tidak terlalu signifikan kenaikannya,” tutupnya. ***

JAYAPURA – The Papua Provincial Government will organize discount market operations in two locations — Jayapura City and Jayapura Regency.

The program aims to help residents prepare their necessities ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Acting Head of the Papua Provincial Office of Trade and Industry, Hartati Sofia Iwanggin, said that the discount markets will take place in early December and mid-December 2025.

“The discount market is intended to help meet the needs of the community, especially those celebrating Christmas,” Hartati said.

To maintain the stability of food supplies and prices, Hartati added that her office will conduct on-site monitoring and inspections.

“We will ensure that staple goods most in demand before Christmas are well-stocked so that public needs can be properly met,” she explained.

Based on field monitoring, Hartati reported that staple food prices have remained stable so far.

“In fact, during the Inflation Coordination Meeting, our inflation rate was recorded as one of the lowest,” she noted.

Ahead of the festive season, she also urged the public not to engage in panic buying and to shop according to their actual needs.

“We will continue to ensure the availability of key commodities so that prices remain stable. We hope that as Christmas and New Year approach, any price increases will remain minimal,” she concluded. ***