Tempe and tofu disappeared, fried merchants in Jakarta screaming Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – From Thursday (12/31/2020) to Sunday (1/3/2021) evening, the producers of tofu and tempeh in DKI Jakarta have been on a production strike.

The Jakarta Cooperative Center for Tofu Tempe Producers (Puskopti) has called a strike that lasted three days after the rise in the price of soy raw material, from Rp 7,200 to Rp 9,200 per kilogram.

“As long as production is stopped, tempe and tofu artisans will maintain peace, cohesion and togetherness,” wrote Jakarta Puskopti Secretary Handoko Mulyo in letter number 01 / Puskopti / DKI / XII / 2020.

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Handoko also asked the producers of tofu and tempeh not to act against the law.

“If the tempe craftsmen discover that there is someone who ignores the above letter and causes harm to others and violates the law, everything becomes their personal responsibility,” Handoko said.

This strike, according to Handoko, was carried out by some 5,000 small and medium-sized companies or SMEs that they oversee.

“As of the sale of activities again on the night of Monday January 3, 2021 onwards, it returned to normal with the price of tempeh tofu has increased by at least 20 percent, a maximum of 30 percent,” said.

The tempe and tofu producers’ strike later influenced other commercial players who depend on these two raw materials. For example, a fried merchant.

Supervision Kompas.com During Sunday afternoon (3/1/2021) in the Duren Sawit area of ​​East Jakarta, it was observed that several deep-fried businesses that only sell tofu or tempeh, such as Mendoza’s tempeh, were not selling their products as usual. .

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Meanwhile, a fried food merchant named Wahyu admitted that he hadn’t been selling tofu and tempeh in recent days.

“Tempe tofu has disappeared (from sales) since Friday (1/1/2021). I heard about the rising price of soybeans,” Wahyu told Kompas.com.

The same was expressed by Tono, a fried food merchant in the Buaran area of ​​East Jakarta.

“Yes, (the tempeh and tofu) are empty. I haven’t sold them in three days. There is no one in the market selling (the raw material) either,” said Tono.

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Another case involving another fingerling trader who refused to be identified. Although it has stopped selling tempeh in recent days, it still sells fried tofu.

“I know. Tempe is empty,” he said.

Sales impact

Wahyu explained that the absence of supplies of tempeh and tofu had affected their sales in recent days.

“Very influential. Sales are reduced because especially knowing that it is one of the best-selling merchandise,” Wahyu said.

However, Wahyu resists being discouraged. He used another strategy to mitigate the impact of declining daily sales of his fried snacks.

“I recently sold risol. So far, I have not sold risol. But this is a substitute as long as there is no tofu or tempeh,” Wahyu said.

On the other hand, Tono also feels the reduction in sales of fried food.

“Yes, it must be influential. But really, no. My best seller is bakwan,” Tono said.