President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) In general, prices of staple food have dropped. Earlier, I observed that the price of egg has declined from Rp30 thousand to Rp25 thousand, [the price of] shallot has also declined to around Rp26 thousand and Rp25 thousand, and garlic also has declined to Rp24 thousand. What […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Minister of Trade and I as well as Governor of Central Java inspected the latest prices nearing Eid. Apparently, all prices we saw here have decreased. Chili pepper costs Rp20,000, tabasco pepper costed Rp80,000-Rp90,000, but now it costs Rp20,000. How much does egg cost? Minister of Trade […]

I observe that the prices are really good here, such as Rp28,000 for chickens, Rp30,000 for shallots, and Rp28-29,000 for chillies. Compared to other regencies and provinces, the prices here are the cheapest. Perhaps, the production is abundant in Tuban. You can ask Mr. Regent why they are so cheap. I believe this is due […]

Today we started planting rice. After the harvest period, we do not postpone the rice planting activities because we have sufficient water supply. I am glad that the farmers here are using organic fertilizers. The Indonesian Farmers Union has been using it for three years. How many hectares in total? Chairperson of the Indonesian Farmers […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) I am here at Gelora Bung Karno this afternoon to encourage the U-20 team so that they do not feel disappointed and despair any longer. I said earlier that in the future we want to have a team that is built continuously and sustainably from the start, […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) After I went around earlier, this place is really an outstanding special economic zone. With future concepts, there will be a movieland, theme parks, techno parks, music areas, as well as automotive areas; we have everything here and I expect this place will divert people’s intention from […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all. Distinguished Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, and ministers in attendance, I also invited Head of the Nusantara Capital Authority to see Lido Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Chairman of MNC Group Mr. Hary Tanoesoedibjo and his spouse, […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, May prosperity be upon us all. Ladies and Gentlemen, I warmly welcome the cooperation agreement signed by the four countries, including Indonesia with state-owned mining holding company MIND ID as a shareholder in PT Vale, Brazil –since PT Vale is a Brazilian company–, there are also China, and the United […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) I am visiting Bulog’s warehouse in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi to check or compare Bulog’s absorption this year compared to last year. There is a fairly drastic decline. Usually, in March, [the Bulog can absorb to] up to 40,000, 50,000 [tons], but in the same month this […]