BANYUWANGI – The sales turnover of quail eggs in Banyuwangi has dropped dramatically in recent months. This happened because of these two months, the price of quail eggs dropped dramatically compared to the previous month. Lower the price of this local quail eggs, because they were unable to compete with egg production from Blitar and Yogyakarta.
To retain consumers, then entrepreneurs are forced to lower prices to adjust the price of quail eggs outside the region. According to one quail egg entrepreneur, Lulu Masruroh, Lowering the price of eggs is an alternative for entrepreneurs to protect their main market from the onslaught of products from other regions.
Currently quail eggs from Jogja and Blitar are eyeing the main market for Banyuwangi quail eggs, namely Bali. Because they experience problems to send stock to their main market, namely Kalimantan and several other major islands.
"Because prices from Blitar and Jogjakarta tend to be cheaper, we try to compete through price," he explained. The price for quail eggs at the original producer level was Rp 21 thousand per kilogram has now fallen to around Rp 18 thousand.
While the price to the retailers, producers sell at a price of Rp 22 thousand per kilogram. In the market, the price of quail eggs is sold at Rp 24 thousand. Delivery of quail eggs from Banyuwangi to Bali was disrupted because of this condition.
Consumers need time to adjust to the decline in the price of quail eggs from Banyuwangi, while stocks from Blitar and Jogjakarta have invaded Bali at lower prices. "Pe transmission is clearly decreasing. If so, local entrepreneurs depend on increasing local consumption as well,said Lulu.
Meanwhile, the price of purebred chicken eggs is currently also experiencing a decline. Originally eggs were sold at Rp 18 thousand to Rp 19 thousand per kilogram is currently down to Rp 16 thousand. "There's been a lot of sales. Maybe because it's cheap,Misnayah said, 37 traders in Banyuwangi Market. (radar)
