Over the past week, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in East Java increased by 0.44%.

The price of medium-quality grade II rice in East Java was Rp 11,450 per kg on Monday, March 21, 2022. Compared to other regions, this area showed the highest price increase in the last week.

According to daily monitoring of staple food commodity prices from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in East Java increased by 0.44% within a week.

Meanwhile, compared to the price 30 days prior, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in this region has increased by 0.44%.

However, over the past year, the selling price of medium-quality grade II rice in modern markets in East Java has actually decreased. The previous highest record reached Rp 11,650 per kg.

For the January-March 2022 period, the price of medium-quality grade II rice in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 0.44% compared to the previous month.

The price of medium-quality grade II rice reached its lowest point at Rp 11,400 per kg on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 11,550 per kg.

Nationally, the price of medium-quality grade II rice began to rise towards the end of 2021. The average price of medium-quality grade II rice in modern markets was Rp 12,675 per kg, up 0.03% compared to the end of the previous week.