Today's Food Prices (08/5) in Jambi: Red Chili Rises, Cayenne Pepper Drops
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Prices of several food commodities in Jambi today are observed to have decreased compared to yesterday.
Referring to data from the Ministry of Trade's Staple Goods Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 17:59 WIB, out of 16 commodities: 3 recorded price increases, while 5 commodities decreased.
Commodities with price increases are premium packaged palm cooking oil, large red chili, and bulk palm cooking oil.
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Meanwhile, prices for commodities including medium rice, shallots, red cayenne pepper, broiler chicken meat, and curly red chili fell compared to the previous day.
Large red chili posted the highest increase of Rp72 (0.19%) reaching Rp38,405 per kg. Conversely, red cayenne pepper recorded the sharpest drop of Rp908 (1.75%) to Rp51,111 per kg.
Below is the complete price list for 16 food commodities in Jambi according to SP2KP Kemendag as of May 8, 2026 17:59 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: Rp146,500 / kg (unchanged)
- Red Cayenne Pepper: Rp51,111 / kg (down 1.75%)
- Curly Red Chili: Rp38,833 / kg (down 1.35%)
- Large Red Chili: Rp38,405 / kg (up 0.19%)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: Rp37,712 / kg (down 0.36%)
- Honan Garlic: Rp34,182 / kg (unchanged)
- Shallots: Rp32,727 / kg (down 1.1%)
- Broiler Chicken Eggs: Rp29,673 / kg (unchanged)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: Rp20,636 / liter (up 0.07%)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: Rp18,405 / liter (up 0.09%)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: Rp17,894 / kg (unchanged)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: Rp15,694 / liter (unchanged)
- Premium Rice: Rp14,961 / kg (unchanged)
- Medium Rice: Rp13,360 / kg (down 0.07%)
- Imported Soybeans: Rp12,553 / kg (unchanged)
- Wheat Flour: Rp12,502 / kg (unchanged)
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