Bengkulu Food Price Update Today: Chili and Sugar Prices Down (Friday, December 15, 2023)

The prices of several food commodities in Bengkulu today are observed to have decreased compared to yesterday.

Based on the national food agency (Bapanas) food price panel data on Friday (15/12/2023) at 14.40 WIB, out of 18 commodities, 7 commodities increased and 10 commodities decreased in price.

Commodities that increased in price are medium-grain rice, broiler chicken, premium rice, whole garlic cloves, and skipjack tuna.

Meanwhile, the prices of several commodities such as mackerel, fine iodized salt, simple packaged cooking oil, bulk wheat flour, and red chili peppers decreased compared to yesterday's prices.

Packaged wheat flour (non-bulk) saw the highest price increase of Rp340 (2.39%) to Rp14,550 per kg. Mackerel experienced the largest price decrease, falling Rp36,820 (98.4%) to Rp600 per kg.

The following is a complete list of the prices of 18 food commodities in Bengkulu according to Bapanas as of December 15, 2023, at 14.40 WIB.

1. Pure Beef: Rp133,010 per kg (down 0.31%)
2. Red Chili Peppers: Rp84,180 per kg (down 0.86%)
3. Curly Red Chili Peppers: Rp72,600 per kg (down 4.77%)
4. Whole Garlic Cloves: Rp34,930 per kg (up 1.93%)
5. Red Onions: Rp33,200 per kg (up 1.9%)
6. Broiler Chicken: Rp30,020 per kg (up 1.38%)
7. Chicken Eggs: Rp25,600 per kg (down 0.7%)
8. Skipjack Tuna: Rp24,520 per kg (up 1.32%)
9. Granulated Sugar: Rp16,490 per kg (down 1.49%)
10. Simple Packaged Cooking Oil: Rp15,800 per liter (down 2.17%)
11. Premium Rice: Rp14,880 per kg (up 0.07%)
12. Bulk Cooking Oil: Rp14,740 per liter (unchanged)
13. Fine Iodized Salt: Rp14,680 per kg (down 0.07%)
14. Packaged Wheat Flour (non-bulk): Rp14,550 per kg (up 2.39%)
15. Medium-grain Rice: Rp13,040 per kg (up 0.15%)
16. Dry Soybean (Import): Rp12,220 per kg (down 1.05%)
17. Bulk Wheat Flour: Rp11,390 per kg (down 0.18%)
18. Mackerel: Rp600 per kg (down 98.4%)