Trends of shallot retail prices at traditional market in Makassar

Abstract

Price fluctuations of shallots always been a problem in the domestic shallot market. Therefore, it is necessary to set-up an in-season shallot production system and production system in the rainy season (off-season) so that the production of shallots can be continuous throughout the year. This aim of this research is to describe trends of shallots at retail price in three traditional markets at Makassar. The results showed that during the period studied from January 2016 to December 2018, the highest price of shallots commodity occurred in June 2016 and April 2018 at all three markets, while the lowest price occurred in October 2018 in all three markets. The fluctuations in the retail price of shallots are determined by several factors, i.e: extreme season changes, production costs, import supplies, shallots import prices, and fertilizer prices.