The price of low-quality grade II rice in East Java increased by 0.45% in a week.

The price of low-quality grade II rice in East Java was sold at Rp 11,150 per kg on Friday, February 18, 2022. Compared to other regions, the price change in this region was the highest in the last week.

According to daily monitoring of staple food commodity data from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of low-quality grade II rice in East Java started to increase by 0.45% within a week.

Meanwhile, compared to the previous 30 days, the price of low-quality grade II rice in this region has increased by 0.9%.

However, for the last year's data range, the selling price of low-quality grade II rice in East Java's modern markets has actually decreased. The previous highest record reached Rp 11,450 per kg.

For the January-February 2022 period, the price of low-quality grade II rice in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 0.9% compared to the previous month.

The price of low-quality grade II rice reached its lowest point at Rp 11,050 per kg on Monday, January 3, 2022. The highest price ever reached was around Rp 11,150 per kg.

Nationally, the price of low-quality grade II rice started to rise towards the end of 2021. The average price of low-quality grade II rice in modern markets was sold at Rp 12,010 per kg, up 0.23% compared to the end of last week.