Price Fluctuations and Market Integration of Shallots in East Java Production Centers

Shallots are one of the strategic horticultural commodities with high economic value. East Java is one of the national shallot production centers. This study aims to analyze price fluctuations and market integration of shallots in East Java. The data used are secondary data from 2021-2024, including monthly shallot prices in the producer market, local and national wholesale markets in East Java, and local consumer markets. Price fluctuations were analyzed using the coefficient of variation, and market integration using the Index of Market Connection. The study results show that shallot price fluctuations are very high at all market levels, and the highest fluctuations occur in both local and national wholesale markets. In the short term, there is strong market integration between the producer and local wholesale markets in Nganjuk Regency, but weak market integration between the local and national wholesale markets. In the long term, there is weak market integration between the producer and local wholesale markets. Still, there is no integration between the local wholesale market and the national wholesale market, nor between the national and consumer markets.