Tarif Impor Gandum dan Dampaknya terhadap Industri Roti dan Mie Instan
Mie Instan itu segalanya. Ia bukan cuma makanan, ia adalah solusi cepat di kala lapar mendera, teman begadang yang setia, menu wajib anak kos, dan inovasinya tiada henti (rasa soto, rendang, iga penyet, seblak… you name it!). Statusnya sudah melegenda, harganya terjangkau (relatif!), dan ia ada di mana-mana. Roti? Ya, roti juga ada. Enak juga. […]
Perang Dagang dan Dampaknya pada Tarif Produk Elektronik di Asia Tenggara
Bayangkan dua raksasa ekonomi dunia, katakanlah si Gajah (Amerika Serikat) dan si Naga (Tiongkok), tiba-tiba memutuskan untuk adu panco ekonomi di tengah pasar global. Senjata utama mereka? Tarif impor! Si Gajah bilang barang-barang dari Naga terlalu murah, jadi harus dipajaki tinggi. Si Naga tidak terima, membalas dengan mengenakan pajak tinggi pada barang-barang dari Gajah. Pertarungan […]
Perbandingan Tarif Impor AS terhadap Negara-Negara ASEAN
ASEAN ini seperti sebuah keluarga besar yang punya usaha jualan ke satu pelanggan super kaya raya di seberang samudra, yaitu Amerika Serikat. Setiap anggota keluarga (negara-negara ASEAN) punya spesialisasi jualan masing-masing: ada yang jago bikin sepatu, ada yang canggih bikin barang elektronik, ada yang piawai mengolah makanan, ada juga yang andal di tekstil atau furnitur. […]
Respon Strategis Pemerintah Indonesia terhadap Kebijakan Tarif Trump: Sudah Tepatkah?
Ingatkah Anda era ketika cuitan di Twitter seorang Presiden negara adi daya bisa mengguncang bursa saham dan mengubah peta perdagangan global dalam semalam? Itulah era Donald Trump, zaman di mana diplomasi konvensional kadang terasa seperti peninggalan purbakala, digantikan oleh strategi “America First” yang (dari sudut pandang negara lain) terasa seperti teman seperjalanan yang tiba-tiba memutuskan […]
Dampak Tarif Impor AS terhadap Industri Padat Karya di Indonesia
Bayangkan sebuah pabrik garmen di pinggiran Jakarta. Ribuan pekerja dengan cekatan menjahit kaus kaki yang nyaman, sepatu kets yang trendi, atau mungkin jaket denim yang tangguh. Tujuan akhirnya? Rak-rak toko di Amerika Serikat. Selama ini, hubungan ekonomi terjalin mesra; Indonesia kirim barang, Amerika kirim dolar. Sebuah simbiosis mutualisme yang indah, sesederhana itu. Kita senang dapat […]
Financial Incentives for Eco-Friendly Food Processing Techniques
For decades, the average food processing plant was a symphony of efficiency focused on one primary goal: turning raw agricultural products into edible goods at the lowest possible cost, preferably at high volume. The accompanying symphony of whirring machinery, steam, and perhaps a faint, persistent industrial odor was simply the soundtrack of progress. Environmental concerns? […]
The Economics Behind Seasonal Pricing of Food Products
A strawberry. In June, it arrives in glorious, affordable abundance, practically begging to be piled onto shortcake. Fast forward to December, and that same small, slightly less vibrant berry carries a price tag that suggests it was personally airlifted by a team of highly paid executive angels. What gives? Is this a conspiracy orchestrated by […]
Economic Analysis of Vertical Integration in the Food Industry
For centuries, the food industry supply chain was a bit like a potluck dinner organized by strangers. You had Farmer Giles bringing the potatoes, Mrs. Higgins down the lane doing the pickling, Barry from the next town over handling the trucking, and various shops selling the final goods. Each entity did its thing, argued about […]
Strategies to Mitigate Economic Risks in Food Logistics
Food logistics. It sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? Put food in a box, put box on a truck, truck drives, food arrives. If only. In reality, the journey of your dinner from point A (farm, factory, fishing boat) to point B (warehouse, store, your front door) is a high-stakes obstacle course fraught with peril. Trucks […]
Evaluating the Financial Health of Food Distribution Companies
Behold the humble food distribution company! They are the tireless, often invisible, circulatory system of our edible world, the folks who ensure that the cheese gets from the dairy to the deli, the carrots from the farm to the supermarket, and that mysterious pre-packaged sandwich appears as if by magic in the office vending machine. […]