The price of low-quality grade I rice in North Sumatra increased by 4.38% in a week.

Low-quality grade I rice in North Sumatra was sold at Rp 13,100 per kg on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. 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 low-quality grade I rice in North Sumatra has increased by 4.38% in a week.

Meanwhile, compared to the price 30 days earlier, the price of low-quality grade I rice in this region has increased by 3.97%. This means there has been a significant increase in a month. In fact, compared to the last year's prices, the selling price of low-quality grade I rice in North Sumatra's modern markets is currently the highest on record.

For the January-December 2023 period, the price of low-quality grade I rice in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 3.97% compared to the previous month.

The price of low-quality grade I rice reached its lowest point of Rp 11,600 per kg on Monday, January 2, 2023. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 13,100 per kg.

Nationally, the price of low-quality grade I rice began to fall towards the end of 2021. The average price of low-quality grade I rice in modern markets was Rp 13,868.18 per kg, down 0.2% compared to the end of last week.