ANALISIS PENDAPATAN PENGECER PATI SAGU DI PASAR WAMANGGU KABUPATEN MERAUKE

Abstract

The price of sago starch varies between IDR 25,000 – IDR 30,000 per kilogram, higher than the price of rice of around IDR 8,000 – IDR 13,000 per kilogram. The quite large price difference and the nutritional content of sago which can replace the nutritional source of rice is what underlies the increasing number of traders who are interested in selling sago starch at the Wamanggu market, Merauke Regency. The aim of this research is to obtain an overview of the retail business of sago starch traders in the Wamanggu market, Merauke. Data collection techniques were carried out using field observations and interviews. The research results show that retailers obtain raw materials for wet sago starch from the villages of Tambat, Senayu, Sermayam, Poo, Torai, Erambu. There are 2 types of sago starch sold, namely for processed roasted sago and processed papeda. The sago starch trading business chain is where sago starch from sago processors in sago processing centers is sold directly to retailers in Merauke Regency who are then sold to consumers. Business analysis shows that the average monthly expenditure is IDR 1,137,500, receipts IDR 3,000,000 and profit IDR 1,862,500, especially for retailers who have been selling for more than 10 years, while for those selling for less than 10 years the profit is less of the.