From the quote above, it is seen that the raw material is still a major problem in the activities of batik making. Wax called malam where there is gondorukem in it, remains a concern for batik entrepreneurs because the current price pegged by Perhutani is the export price, thus batik entrepreneurs with middle class market will face difficulty to chase the price. Batik entrepreneurs in Pekalongan are expecting external parties such as from academics / colleges to be able to provide input to the government in order to provide the best solutions on gondorukem problems, or associated with other supporting materials such as mori fabrics, cotton etc. which sometimes also following the fuel price hike today. Because if we look at the reality on the field, the raw material in the process of batik making itself is imported , even though our country is also rich in natural resources, one of which is cotton. Not just a matter of raw materials as a problem faced by batik entrepreneurs in Pekalongan , but the problem about consumers as buyers of batik products. This was reflected in the statement below: "... Consumers are becoming obstacles ... any kind of batik we create, if the price can not meet the consumer ... it‟s useless .... " ".... Apparently, any purchasing made by customers it is not because of the motives, but because of its uniqueness , a trend .....our products is indeed unique ..." "Consumers do not want to know ... and do not want to ask ... if it is only patchwork clothing , so what ??? .. What‟s important is consumers like it and it is affordable ...." "Packaging is also something interesting ... for example I do not use the packaging from paper or plastic ... I use water hyacinth ..." "Concerns about the high price of raw materials ... made us forget about the importance of maintaining workforce .... we never think about their health, their wages,... it‟s all about raw material ... we forget that from the labor we can be the boss ... "(Abdul Ghofar, batik entrepreneurs" Preketek ")