Market Structure and Distribution Pattern of Rice as A Major Commodities in Regency Contributor to Inflation Banyumas

This study focuses on the rice commodity marketed in Banyumas Regency. The problem is related to the trend of commodity prices in Purwokerto that are more unstable Compared to other regions in Central Java. Beside, based on the formation of inflation structure, food materials have a dominant role than other sectors and hulled rice is the most important commodity in the food material commodities sector. It was identified that the market structure of hulled rice trading in Purwokerto tended to be in tight oligopoly type at the whole seller level and tended to loss oligopoly type at lower levels. Related to the distribution line, it was found that the commodity was distributed hulled rice from paddy farming to the final consumer level, through the hulled paddy milled, whole sellers and retail sellers level