Red chili prices in East Java increased by 16.6% this week.

The price of large red chilies in East Java reached Rp 81,500 per kg on Friday, June 10, 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 large red chilies in East Java increased by 16.6% within a week.

Compared to prices 30 days prior, the price of large red chilies in this region has increased by 26.36%. This signifies a significant surge within a month. Furthermore, compared to the last year's prices, the current selling price of large red chilies in East Java's modern markets is the highest on record.

For the January-June 2022 period, the price of large red chilies in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 29.26% compared to the previous month.

The price of large red chilies reached its lowest point at Rp 50,600 per kg on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 81,500 per kg.

Nationally, the price of large red chilies started to rise towards the end of 2021. The average price of large red chilies in modern markets was Rp 80,200 per kg, a 0.98% increase compared to the previous weekend.