The price of medium-quality grade II rice in East Java increased by 0.44% in a week.

The price of medium-quality grade II rice in East Java was sold at Rp 11,500 per kg on Friday, April 8, 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 prices from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in East Java started to rise by 0.44% within a week.

Meanwhile, compared to the price 30 days earlier, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in this region has increased by 0.88%.

However, for the last year's data range, the selling price of medium-quality grade II rice in modern markets in East Java has actually decreased. The previous highest record reached Rp 11,650 per kg.

For the January-April 2022 period, rice prices of medium-quality grade II in modern markets showed a downward trend, moving 0% compared to the previous month.

The price of medium-quality grade II rice reached its lowest point of Rp 11,400 per kg on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 11,550 per kg.

Nationally, the price of medium-quality grade II rice began to fall towards the end of 2021. The average price of medium-quality grade II rice in modern markets was sold at Rp 12,660 per kg, down 0.39% compared to the end of last week.