Indonesia's Daily Food Prices: Prices of Oil, Salt, and Rice Fall

Prices of several food commodities in Indonesia today are observed to have decreased compared to yesterday.

Based on data from the National Food Agency (Bapanas) food price panel on Thursday (2/5/2024) at 17.22 WIB, out of 20 commodities, 7 commodities increased and 12 commodities decreased in price.

Commodities that increased in price include curly red chilies, medium-grain rice, simple packaged cooking oil, broiler chicken meat, and broiler chicken eggs.

Meanwhile, the prices of several commodities such as iodized fine salt, premium rice, dry soybean (import), skipjack tuna, and bulk cooking oil decreased compared to yesterday's prices.

Curly red chilies saw the highest price increase of Rp540 (1.13%) to Rp48,280 per kg. Red onion prices saw the lowest decrease of Rp1,000 (1.91%) to Rp51,380 per kg.

The following is a complete list of the prices of 20 food commodities in Indonesia according to Bapanas as of May 2, 2024, at 17.22 WIB.

1. Pure Beef: Rp135,560 per kg (up 0.03%)
2. Red Onion: Rp51,380 per kg (down 1.91%)
3. Curly Red Chili: Rp48,280 per kg (up 1.13%)
4. Red Chili: Rp46,580 per kg (down 1.17%)
5. Shallot: Rp43,500 per kg (down 0.64%)
6. Broiler Chicken Meat: Rp37,450 per kg (up 0.29%)
7. Mackerel: Rp36,630 per kg (down 1.05%)
8. Milkfish: Rp33,060 per kg (down 0.84%)
9. Skipjack Tuna: Rp31,230 per kg (down 1.89%)
10. Broiler Chicken Eggs: Rp30,290 per kg (up 0.6%)
11. Granulated Sugar: Rp18,310 per kg (up 0.11%)
12. Simple Packaged Cooking Oil: Rp17,890 per liter (up 0.06%)
13. Bulk Cooking Oil: Rp15,920 per liter (down 0.13%)
14. Premium Rice: Rp15,700 per kg (down 0.13%)
15. Medium-grain Rice: Rp13,560 per kg (up 0.3%)
16. Packaged Wheat Flour (non-bulk): Rp13,430 per kg (unchanged)
17. Dry Soybean (Import): Rp13,140 per kg (down 0.61%)
18. Iodized Fine Salt: Rp11,590 per kg (down 0.26%)
19. Bulk Wheat Flour: Rp10,510 per kg (down 0.28%)
20. Farmer-Grade Corn: Rp7,440 per kg (down 1.85%)