Cisokan Solok Rice Case Study

During 2015, the price of rice in Sawahlunto each month fluctuated, either for Talawi local rice, Cisokan Solok rice, or Anak Daro Solok rice. In March, the price of Talawi local rice decreased from Rp. 10.938 to Rp. 10.833. In the following months the price of local rice decreased again until it reached its lowest price at Rp. 10.000 in June. The price fluctuated above Rp. 10.000 until it reached its highest price Rp. 12.000 in December. Meanwhile, for Cisokan Solok and Anak Daro Solok rice quality, the price fluctuated too from month to month. In September, Cisokan Solok rice reached its highest price at Rp. 14.375, but then in October the price dropped significantly to Rp. 11.833. For Anak Daro Solok rice type, the price tended to go down
Noted for onion commodities, the highest price increase occurred in December amounted to 30,17 percent, while the highest decrease occurred in September amounted to 22,85 percent. So the price was ranged from the lowest Rp. 17.167 (in January and September) to the highest Rp. 29.833 (in May). The price of red chili pepper was always different every month. The highest price increase occurred in December amounted to 47,83 percent, while the highest decrease occurred in October amounted to 45,28 percent. So the price was ranged from the lowest Rp. 28.667 (in April) to the highest Rp. 60.000 (in January and September). Not so different from other commodities, the price of bird’s eye pepper also fluctuated each month. The highest price increase occurred in August amounted to 44,38 percent, while the highest decrease occurred in October amounted to 34,87 percent. So the price was ranged from the lowest Rp. 30.667 (in May) to the highest Rp. 61.417 (in January and September). The occurrence of significant price differences of each month at the three commodities caused by several possibilities. First, it was due to the high market demand in certain months so traders tend to raise the price. The second reason was the harvest season, so the crops were pretty much. When entering the harvest season, some commodities
The price of Palm oil commodity was stable at Rp. 11.667 from January to September. In October, the price fell 5,71 percent to Rp. 11.000, and in December, the price back down 3,64 percent to Rp.10.600. For commodity Bimoli brand cooking oil 2 liters, the price also remained stable at Rp. 28.667 from January to September. But in October, the price dropped about 8,14 percent to Rp. 26.333. As for Sugar commodity, the price fluctuated from March to December. The highest price increase occurred in June amounted to 8,33 percent, while the highest decrease occurred in September amounted to 10,26 percent. So the price was ranged from the lowest Rp. 11.667 (in January to March, and September) to the highest Rp. 13.000 (in June and