ANALISIS TRANSMISI DAN INTEGRASI PASAR BAWANG MERAH ANTARA PUSAT PASAR MEDAN DENGAN PASAR PENGECER BINA USAHA MEULABOH

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine market integration and changes in the price of shallots in the Medan Market Center with the Retailers' Market for Bina Usaha Meulaboh. The method of determining the research area used was purposive method and the data used were secondary data obtained from related agencies such as PIHPS (National Strategic and Food Price Information Center) as well as obtained from the West Aceh District Trade Office. The results of this study indicated that changes in the price of shallots in the Medan Market Center and the Bina Usaha Meulaboh Market were elastic where ET = 0.67 (<1) meaning that the change in the price of shallots was 1% in the Bina Usaha Meulaboh Market. The price change was less than 0, 67% at the wholesaler level at the Medan Market Center. The integration of the shallot market between the Medan Market Center and the Bina Usaha Meulaboh Market was determined with IMC = 0.19769 (<1), which indicated that the price of shallots at the Medan Market Center and the Bina Usaha Meulaboh Market has a market linkage or a reciprocal relationship between the two markets.