West Java Food Prices Thursday (August 1st): Rice, Salt, and Chicken Prices Down

The prices of several food commodities in West Java today are observed to have decreased compared to yesterday.

Citing data from the National Food Agency (Bapanas) food price panel on Thursday (1/8/2024) at 08.39 WIB, out of 21 commodities, 3 commodities increased and 17 commodities decreased in price.

Commodities that increased in price are medium-grain rice, premium rice, and pure beef.

Meanwhile, the prices of several commodities such as bulk cooking oil, iodized fine salt, bulk wheat flour, simple packaged cooking oil, and mackerel have decreased compared to yesterday's prices.

Medium-grain rice saw the highest price increase of Rp300 (2.34%) to Rp13,120 per kg. Iodized fine salt experienced the sharpest price drop of Rp1,360 (13.32%) to Rp8,850 per kg.

The following is a complete list of the prices of 21 food commodities in West Java according to Bapanas on August 1, 2024, at 08.39 WIB.

1. Pure Beef: Rp134,800 per kg (up 0.97%)
2. Red Chili Peppers: Rp70,460 per kg (down 4.73%)
3. Curly Red Chili Peppers: Rp41,350 per kg (down 3.32%)
4. Mackerel: Rp37,630 per kg (down 4.03%)
5. Milkfish: Rp36,130 per kg (down 2.85%)
6. Garlic Bulb: Rp36,050 per kg (down 8.46%)
7. Skipjack Tuna: Rp35,910 per kg (down 0.53%)
8. Broiler Chicken Meat: Rp33,800 per kg (down 4.74%)
9. Broiler Chicken Eggs: Rp27,300 per kg (down 2.12%)
10. Red Onions: Rp25,780 per kg (down 3.37%)
11. Granulated Sugar: Rp17,750 per kg (unchanged)
12. Simple Packaged Cooking Oil: Rp17,000 per liter (down 2.13%)
13. Bulk Cooking Oil: Rp16,220 per liter (down 1.58%)
14. Premium Rice: Rp15,070 per kg (up 1.34%)
15. Medium-grain Rice: Rp13,120 per kg (up 2.34%)
16. Packaged Wheat Flour (non-bulk): Rp12,740 per kg (down 0.7%)
17. SPHP Rice: Rp11,660 per kg (down 5.05%)
18. Dry Soybean Seeds (Import): Rp10,690 per kg (down 3.69%)
19. Bulk Wheat Flour: Rp9,570 per kg (down 4.68%)
20. Iodized Fine Salt: Rp8,850 per kg (down 13.32%)
21. Farmer-Grade Corn: Rp4,850 per kg (down 4.15%)