The national retail price of red chili peppers reached Rp90,050 per kilogram (kg) on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the price of chicken eggs stood at Rp29,900 per kg, according to data from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center (PIHPS) managed by Bank Indonesia.
PIHPS data released in Jakarta at 10:30 a.m. WIB also showed price movements for several other food commodities in the national market. The price of shallots was recorded at Rp37,700 per kg, while garlic stood at Rp39,400 per kg.
For rice, the price of lower-quality grade I rice was recorded at Rp14,800 per kg, while grade II stood at Rp14,700 per kg. Medium-quality grade I rice was priced at Rp16,550 per kg, while medium-quality grade II reached Rp16,400 per kg.
Meanwhile, premium-quality grade I rice was sold at an average price of Rp17,850 per kg. For premium-quality grade II, the price was recorded at Rp17,300 per kg.
Within the chili category, in addition to red chili peppers, PIHPS recorded the price of large red chilies at Rp54,200 per kg. Curly red chilies stood at Rp62,950 per kg, while green bird’s eye chilies were recorded at Rp64,700 per kg.
Meat prices were also included among the commodities monitored in the data. Fresh broiler chicken meat was recorded at Rp42,500 per kg. Meanwhile, grade I beef reached Rp152,150 per kg, while grade II beef stood at Rp142,850 per kg.
For sugar, the price of premium granulated sugar was recorded at Rp20,300 per kg. Local granulated sugar was slightly lower at Rp19,100 per kg.
Meanwhile, in the cooking oil category, the price of bulk cooking oil was recorded at Rp20,500 per liter. Branded grade I packaged cooking oil was priced at Rp24,300 per liter, while branded grade II packaged cooking oil reached Rp23,500 per liter.
The PIHPS data provides an overview of price developments for a number of strategic food commodities at the national consumer level and serves as one of the references for monitoring food price conditions.
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