The price of medium-quality grade II rice in West Papua increased by 0.76% in a week.

The price of medium-quality grade II rice in West Papua was Rp 13,200 per kg on Friday, March 4, 2022. Compared to other regions, this region showed the highest price increase in the last week.

According to daily monitoring of staple food commodity data from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in West Papua increased by 0.76% within a week.

Compared to the price 30 days prior, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in this region has increased by 0.38%.

However, over the past year, the selling price of medium-quality grade II rice in West Papua's modern markets has actually decreased. The previous highest record reached Rp 13,400 per kg.

For the January-March 2022 period, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in modern markets showed a downward trend, decreasing by 0.38% compared to the previous month.

The price of medium-quality grade II rice reached its lowest point at Rp 12,750 per kg on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. The highest price ever reached was around Rp 13,350 per kg.

Nationally, the price of medium-quality grade II rice started to increase towards the end of 2021. The average price of medium-quality grade II rice in modern markets was Rp 12,710 per kg, up 0.31% compared to the previous weekend.