FLUKTUASI DAN POLA PERGERAKAN HARGA BAWANG PUTIH DI PASAR TRADISIONAL DAN PASAR MODERN KASUS : KOTA KUPANG, NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR

Abstract

The aimof this research is to find out the fluctuations in the price of garlic in the traditional market and modern market of Kupang City and the pattern of garlic price movement before and when entering the covid-19 pandemic. To answer the aims of the research can be used by the method of garlic price movement pattern in the use of graphical analysis (primary objective) and analysis of price fluctuation rates used Coefisien of variation (CV) analysis (secondary objective). This study showed that fluctuations in the price of garlic in the traditional market were higher than in the modern market. The value of CV in the traditional market is more significant than 32.32% and CV in the modern market 19.37%. This is because there was no definite pricing that can not be bargained. The traditional market of kupang city could negotiate so that fluctuations and the marketing chain were very long. There was a price game between businesses that caused price gaps or price fluctuations. Gaps between regions are also the cause of weak trade flows of goods and market information systems. The pattern of garlic price movement in Kupang city before and during the covid-19 pandemic period shows a very varied or very fluctuating movement pattern. The highest pattern of garlic price movement in traditional and modern markets in January 2018 - December 2020 occurred in 2019, around 26.44%, and in 2020, 32.32% (traditional market), 17.62% and 19.37% (modern market). While the lowest price movement pattern occurred in 2018, around 13.58 % ( Traditional market) and 11. 24% (modern market). High price movement in Kupang city is due to reduced stock/scarcity of goods, and prices would fall again if there were an increase in stock. The scarcity of garlic was usually caused by a small production, increased demand, and certain momentum such as a big holiday at risk of rising prices that consumers must bear