Today's Food Prices (27/8) in Papua: Onion, Bird's Eye Chili, and Red Chili Prices Increased
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Prices of several food commodities in Papua were recorded higher today compared to yesterday.
According to data from the Ministry of Trade's Staple Goods Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 18:18 WIB: out of 16 commodities, 5 recorded price increases while 3 commodities decreased.
Commodities that experienced price increases are curly red chili, shallot, bird's eye red chili, broiler chicken meat, and bulk granulated sugar.
(Read also: Global Food Commodity Price Increases March 2026: Sugar Records Highest Rise)
Meanwhile, prices for broiler chicken eggs, Honan garlic, and premium rice decreased compared to the previous day.
Shallot recorded the sharpest price increase of IDR 1,875 (2.97%) reaching IDR 65,000 per kg. Premium rice experienced the deepest price drop of IDR 96 (0.54%) settling at IDR 17,769 per kg.
Below is the complete price list for 16 food commodities in Papua as published by SP2KP Kemendag on 27 August 2026 at 18:18 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: IDR 143,200 / kg (unchanged)
- Bird's Eye Red Chili: IDR 80,000 / kg (+1.65%)
- Large Red Chili: IDR 70,833 / kg (unchanged)
- Curly Red Chili: IDR 66,704 / kg (+0.56%)
- Shallot: IDR 65,000 / kg (+2.97%)
- Honan Garlic: IDR 55,556 / kg (-0.13%)
- Imported Soybeans: IDR 47,500 / kg (unchanged)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: IDR 46,444 / kg (+0.4%)
- Broiler Chicken Eggs: IDR 40,681 / kg (-0.09%)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 25,963 / liter (unchanged)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 22,500 / liter (unchanged)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: IDR 20,722 / kg (+0.47%)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: IDR 17,900 / liter (unchanged)
- Premium Rice: IDR 17,769 / kg (-0.54%)
- Medium Rice: IDR 16,083 / kg (unchanged)
- Wheat Flour: IDR 15,389 / kg (unchanged)
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