Today's Food Prices (08/5) in South Sumatra: Onion Prices Increased
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Prices of several food commodities in South Sumatra are observed to have increased today compared to yesterday.
According to data from the Ministry of Trade's Staple Goods Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Friday (8/5/2026) at 17.16 WIB: out of 16 commodities, 6 increased in price while 1 commodity decreased.
Commodities that recorded price increases are broiler chicken eggs, curly red chili, shallots, large red chili, and Honan garlic.
(Read: Global Food Prices Declined in July 2022)
Meanwhile, only medium rice showed a price decrease compared to yesterday.
Red cayenne pepper recorded the highest price rise of IDR 778 (1.45%) reaching IDR 54,411 per kg. Conversely, medium rice saw the deepest drop of IDR 20 (0.15%) to IDR 12,908 per kg.
Below is the complete price list for 16 food commodities in South Sumatra as published by SP2KP Kemendag on 8 May 2026 at 17.16 WIB.
- Beef Hind Quarter: IDR 136,250 / kg (unchanged)
- Red Cayenne Pepper: IDR 54,411 / kg (+1.45%)
- Curly Red Chili: IDR 43,406 / kg (+0.14%)
- Large Red Chili: IDR 39,322 / kg (+0.91%)
- Shallots: IDR 38,745 / kg (+0.1%)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: IDR 33,882 / kg (unchanged)
- Honan Garlic: IDR 32,854 / kg (+0.38%)
- Broiler Chicken Eggs: IDR 27,451 / kg (+0.07%)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 20,780 / liter (unchanged)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: IDR 17,775 / kg (unchanged)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 17,694 / liter (unchanged)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: IDR 15,700 / liter (unchanged)
- Premium Rice: IDR 14,553 / kg (unchanged)
- Medium Rice: IDR 12,908 / kg (-0.15%)
- Wheat Flour: IDR 12,825 / kg (unchanged)
- Imported Soybeans: IDR 12,105 / kg (unchanged)
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