Today's Food Prices 12 May West Sumatra: Red Chili Up, Oil Down
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Prices for several food commodities in West Sumatra are observed lower today compared to yesterday.
Referring to data from the Ministry of Trade Staple Goods Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Tuesday (12/5/2026) at 19:19 WIB: out of 17 commodities, 5 increased, 6 decreased in price.
Commodities with price increase: curly red chili, Bulog SPHP rice, medium rice, Honan garlic, red cayenne pepper.
(Read: East Java: Largest SPHP Rice Distribution Region up to Early October 2025)
Meanwhile, prices for bulk palm cooking oil, Minyakita, bulk granulated sugar, beef hindquarter, shallot decreased from yesterday.
Curly red chili recorded the highest gain at IDR 148 (0.34%) to IDR 43,584 / kg. Minyakita saw the sharpest drop at IDR 233 (1.46%) to IDR 15,714 / liter.
Below is the full price list for 17 food commodities in West Sumatra from SP2KP Kemendag, 12 May 2026 19:19 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: IDR 147,368 / kg (down 0.02%)
- Red Cayenne Pepper: IDR 47,861 / kg (up 0.17%)
- Curly Red Chili: IDR 43,584 / kg (up 0.34%)
- Large Red Chili: IDR 41,833 / kg (unchanged)
- Shallot: IDR 36,895 / kg (down 0.05%)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: IDR 35,407 / kg (down 0.14%)
- Honan Garlic: IDR 34,217 / kg (up 0.11%)
- Broiler Chicken Egg: IDR 28,422 / kg (unchanged)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 21,911 / liter (unchanged)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: IDR 18,805 / kg (down 0.1%)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 18,789 / liter (down 0.09%)
- Premium Rice: IDR 17,120 / kg (unchanged)
- Medium Rice: IDR 15,888 / kg (up 0.04%)
- Minyakita: IDR 15,714 / liter (down 1.46%)
- Imported Soybean: IDR 13,615 / kg (unchanged)
- Wheat Flour: IDR 12,955 / kg (unchanged)
- Bulog SPHP Rice: IDR 12,846 / kg (up 0.28%)
(Read: Rice Production Weight Across 38 Indonesian Provinces in 2025)
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