Today's Food Prices September 18 in Papua: Red Chili Price Increased
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- A Medium
- A Bigger
Prices of several food commodities in Papua are observed rising today compared to yesterday.
Based on data from the Ministry of Trade Staple Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Friday (18/9/2026) at 18:18 WIB: out of 17 commodities, 1 commodity increased while 1 decreased in price.
Only curly red chili recorded a price increase.
(Read: Ahead of Ramadan, Food Prices Rise Across Many Regions)
Meanwhile, only large red chili showed a price drop from yesterday.
Curly red chili posted the highest increase at IDR 555 (0.71%) to IDR 78,333 per kg. Large red chili recorded the deepest decline at IDR 833 (1.14%) to IDR 72,500 per kg.
Below is the complete price list for 17 food commodities in Papua according to SP2KP Kemendag dated September 18, 2026 18:18 WIB.
- Beef Hind Quarter: IDR 146,900 / kg (unchanged)
- Red Bird's Eye Chili: IDR 82,778 / kg (unchanged)
- Curly Red Chili: IDR 78,333 / kg (up 0.71%)
- Large Red Chili: IDR 72,500 / kg (down 1.14%)
- Shallot: IDR 62,593 / kg (unchanged)
- Honan Garlic: IDR 56,111 / kg (unchanged)
- Imported Soybean: IDR 47,500 / kg (unchanged)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: IDR 47,333 / kg (unchanged)
- Broiler Chicken Eggs: IDR 40,748 / kg (unchanged)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 27,019 / liter (unchanged)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 21,000 / liter (unchanged)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: IDR 20,722 / kg (unchanged)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: IDR 17,900 / liter (unchanged)
- Premium Rice: IDR 17,824 / kg (unchanged)
- Medium Rice: IDR 16,083 / kg (unchanged)
- Wheat Flour: IDR 15,556 / kg (unchanged)
- BULOG SPHP Rice: IDR 13,350 / kg (unchanged)
(Read: Past Month Food Prices: Shallots Recorded Highest Increase)
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| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflasi yoy (Agu) | 3,19% | +0.31 | |
| 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 | 17.749 | -0.09 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q2) | 3.576,20 | +3.73 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Jul) | 121,90 | -127.06 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Jul) | 787,60 | -26.07 | |
| Impor Migas (Jul) | 3,77 | -17.33 | |
| Ekspor (Jul) | 26,22 | +2.98 | |
| Impor (Jul) | 26,09 | +0.72 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Jul) | 1,53 | +9.99 | |
| NTP (Jul) | 116,16 | +1.32 |