TINJAUAN TERHADAP PRODUKSI, KONSUMSI, DISTRIBUSI DAN DINAMIKA HARGA CABE DI INDONESIA

There is no regulated market of chili so that the price movement is basically determined by market mechanisms. In line with this issue, the objectives of this study are: (I) to describe factors that influence the fluctuation price of chili; (II) to describe the factors that influence the spatial price disparity of chili in Indonesia. The methods used are descriptive statistic and simple regression. The result of this study indicates that production seasonality has played an important role on chili price fluctuation. In addition, chili price fluctuation has also affected by rainfall, cost of production and long distribution channel. Meanwhile, spatial price disparity has been attributed to the production concentrated in Java and poor road infrastructure.