Sugar Prices in Central Java Increased by Three Percent in a Week

The price of granulated sugar in Central Java was sold at Rp 13,750 per kg on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Compared to other regions, the price change in this region was the highest in the last week.

According to daily monitoring of staple food commodity data from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of granulated sugar in Central Java has started to rise by 3% in a week.

Meanwhile, compared to the price 30 days earlier, the price of granulated sugar in this region has increased by 5.36%. This means that there has been a significant increase in a month. In fact, compared to the price over the past year, the selling price of granulated sugar in Central Java's modern markets is currently the highest on record.

For the January-March 2022 period, the price of granulated sugar in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 4.56% compared to the previous month.

The price of granulated sugar reached its lowest point at Rp 12,900 per kg on Monday, January 3, 2022. The highest price ever reached was around Rp 13,750 per kg.

Nationally, the price of granulated sugar began to rise towards the end of 2021. The average price of granulated sugar in modern markets was sold at Rp 13,810 per kg, up 0.77% compared to the end of last week.