Today's Food Prices (12/5) in Banten: Red Chili Up, Oil Down
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Today, prices of several food commodities in Banten are observed to have increased compared to yesterday.
Referring to data from the Ministry of Trade's Staple Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Tuesday (12/5/2026) at 15.13 WIB: out of 17 commodities, 8 recorded price increases while 7 decreased.
Commodities with price rises include bird's eye chili, curly red chili, large red chili, premium rice, and imported soybeans.
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Meanwhile, prices for shallots, Minyakita cooking oil, broiler chicken meat, Honan garlic, and broiler eggs decreased from yesterday.
Large red chili saw the highest increase at IDR 1,905 (+3.57%) to IDR 55,238 per kg. Minyakita recorded the steepest drop at IDR 471 (-2.91%) to IDR 15,700 per litre.
Below is the complete price list for 17 food commodities in Banten per SP2KP Kemendag 12 May 2026 15.13 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: IDR 139,762 / kg (down 0.91%)
- Bird's Eye Red Chili: IDR 77,857 / kg (up 3.24%)
- Large Red Chili: IDR 55,238 / kg (up 3.57%)
- Curly Red Chili: IDR 49,762 / kg (up 3.4%)
- Shallot: IDR 44,571 / kg (down 0.68%)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: IDR 36,095 / kg (down 0.66%)
- Honan Garlic: IDR 33,524 / kg (down 0.55%)
- Broiler Chicken Egg: IDR 27,190 / kg (down 1.28%)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 21,333 / L (up 0.9%)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 18,829 / L (unchanged)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: IDR 18,119 / kg (down 0.6%)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: IDR 15,700 / L (down 2.91%)
- Premium Rice: IDR 14,650 / kg (up 0.25%)
- Imported Soybean: IDR 13,700 / kg (up 2.11%)
- Medium Rice: IDR 13,246 / kg (up 0.71%)
- BULOG SPHP Rice: IDR 12,343 / kg (unchanged)
- Wheat Flour: IDR 12,190 / kg (up 0.19%)
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