Local Sugar Prices in East Kalimantan Increased by 7.41% This Week

The price of local granulated sugar in East Kalimantan reached Rp 14,500 per kg on Friday, April 22, 2022. Compared to other regions, this area showed the highest price increase in the last week.

According to daily commodity price monitoring data from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of local granulated sugar in East Kalimantan increased by 7.41% within a week.

Compared to prices 30 days prior, the price of local granulated sugar in this region has increased by 11.11%. This signifies a significant surge within a month. Furthermore, compared to the last year's prices, the current selling price of local granulated sugar in East Kalimantan's modern markets is the highest on record.

For the January-April 2022 period, the price of local granulated sugar in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 11.11% compared to the previous month.

The price of local granulated sugar reached its lowest point at Rp 12,550 per kg on Monday, January 3, 2022. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 14,500 per kg.

Nationally, the price of local granulated sugar started to rise towards the end of 2021. The average price of local granulated sugar in modern markets was Rp 14,080 per kg, a 1.3% increase compared to the previous weekend.