KOMPARATIF TREND HARGA PANGAN BERAS SAAT PANDEMI COVID 19 DI PULAU SUMATERA

Abstract

This study aims to see a comparison of rice food price trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

on the island of Sumatra. This research was deliberately conducted on the island of Sumatra,

which consists of 10 provinces as research samples. The research method uses historical

methods that occur today. Using secondary time series data (times series) from monthly

report data from March 2020 to February 2021. The data analysis method uses the trend

equation with the least squares method. The results of the research study, namely the island

of Sumatra with 10 provinces, only the Riau Islands where there was an increase in rice

prices of Rp. 150. In three provinces, the price of rice fell by more than 50 percent, namely

Riau, Bengkulu and Lampung. Meanwhile, Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi,

South Sumatra and Bangka Islands experienced price declines. And the trend of rice food

prices for the next five years will continue to increase.

Keywords: Comparative, Trend, Food, Rice