Cricket Market Channel in Indonesia
Human and social capital for cricket market access In Indonesia
In the case of the individual farmers and farmers
organizations in Indonesia featured in this article, human and social capital
has been an enabling factor in determining market access. This article explains
the factors affecting this access, as well as the different market channels
through which farmers sell their crickets, and their market prices.
Cricket Market Channel in Indonesia
Crickets were sold through different channels in each of the
provinces. Firstly, direct sales within the village were typical. Some farmers
were harvest the crickets in the village, bring and selling them with their motorbikes.
Other farmers harvesting the crickets and sold them to someone else to sold
them at local fresh markets. In other cases, farmers have devised a unique
system of transporting live crickets to market. Bags made of sack, were loaded
onto a truck and driven to market. End user could purchase their desired weight
of live crickets to prepare at home. Many customers were said to prefer live
crickets as a means of ensuring that they had not been sprayed with pesticides.
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| Traditional Market for Cricket In Indonesia |
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| adult Gryllus Bimaculatus |
Other farmers established relationships with buyers and
traders. In this case, the farmer contacted the buyer to notify them that they
would soon harvest the crickets and report an approximate yield. Than the
trader went harvest in the farmer house.
New farmers and no regular buyers often rely on other
farmers inside their village to help them sell their products. Traders usually
offer to harvest new cicada farmers who cannot find their own market or
physically harvest their own crickets but crickets will be bought at very cheap
prices.
Prices of crickets in the market
The price of crickets on the market depends on demand and
supply. If demand increases then prices will increase. However, if demand
decreases and cricket stock increases then the selling price will also
decrease.
Farmers usually sell crickets to traders at Rp. 45.000 / Kg. (appr. USD $4/kgs)
Access to the urban market In Indonesia
Access to the urban market was a greater possibility in java
region and due to better infrastructure, as well as the farms being closer to
the cities. Crickets from East and central java provinces were sold in local fresh
markets and to wholesalers who handled further distribution throughout the
region, as well as to other island of Indonesia.
Average prices varied substantially among the provinces . Far
west region in indonesia and far east region in Indonesia experienced the
highest prices for both species. Seasonal price fluctuation was common in East
java, central java and west java but prices were more stable in Borneo Island and
their region. In general, Gryllus bimaculatus (well known with local name Jangkrik Kalung) received a higher
price than Acheta domesticus (well known with
local name Jangkrik Seliring), although the opposite was the case in few
region in indonesia, where relatively few cricket farmers farm.
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