Today's Food Prices in Indonesia August 21: Cayenne Pepper, Soybean, Rice Prices Increased
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Several food commodity prices in Indonesia today recorded an increase compared to yesterday.
Based on data from the Ministry of Trade Staple Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) as of Friday 21 August 2026 13:22 WIB: out of 16 commodities, 9 increased while 7 decreased.
Commodities that rose: broiler chicken meat, red cayenne pepper, wheat flour, Honan garlic, medium rice.
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Meanwhile, broiler eggs, curly red chili, shallots, bulk granulated sugar, big red chili decreased in price compared to yesterday.
Red cayenne pepper had the highest gain: Rp724 (+1.28%) to Rp57,204 per kg. Big red chili dropped the sharpest: Rp412 (-0.94%) to Rp43,439 per kg.
Full price list of 16 food commodities per SP2KP Kemendag, 21 August 2026 13:22 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: Rp142,720/kg (+0.03%)
- Red Cayenne Pepper: Rp57,204/kg (+1.28%)
- Big Red Chili: Rp43,439/kg (-0.94%)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: Rp40,873/kg (+0.4%)
- Curly Red Chili: Rp40,113/kg (-0.05%)
- Honan Garlic: Rp35,654/kg (+0.31%)
- Shallots: Rp33,642/kg (-0.23%)
- Broiler Chicken Eggs: Rp26,215/kg (-0.08%)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: Rp22,505/litre (0.0%)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: Rp19,478/litre (-0.01%)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: Rp18,245/kg (-0.01%)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: Rp15,865/litre (-0.01%)
- Premium Rice: Rp15,583/kg (+0.03%)
- Medium Rice: Rp13,913/kg (+0.02%)
- Imported Soybeans: Rp13,758/kg (+0.02%)
- Wheat Flour: Rp12,508/kg (+0.01%)
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| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflasi yoy (Jul) | 2,88% | -0.46 | |
| Inflasi mom (Jul) | -0,14% | -0.58 | |
| Economic growth | 5,11% | +0.08 | |
| Pertumbuhan ekonomi (yoy) (Q1) | 5,61% | +4.08 | |
| Persentase kemiskinan (Mar) | 8,07% | -0.18 | |
| Gini rasio (Sem2) | 0,38 | 0.00 | |
| Nilai Tukar USDIDR | 17.776 | -0.13 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q1) | 3.447,70 | -0.77 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Jun) | -450,50 | -72.02 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Jun) | 1,07 | +40.52 | |
| Impor Migas (Jun) | 4,56 | +0.96 | |
| Ekspor (Jun) | 25,46 | +9.72 | |
| Impor (Jun) | 25,91 | +4.41 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Mei) | 1,38 | +10.69 | |
| NTP (Jul) | 116,16 | +1.32 |