Chicken prices in West Sumatra rose 8.68% this week.

The price of fresh broiler chicken in West Sumatra reached Rp 64,500 per kg on Wednesday, May 25, 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 fresh broiler chicken in West Sumatra increased by 8.68% within a week.

Compared to the price 30 days prior, the price of fresh broiler chicken in this region has increased by 25.85%. This signifies a significant surge within a month. Furthermore, compared to the last year's prices, the current selling price of fresh broiler chicken in West Sumatra's modern markets is the highest on record.

For the January-May 2022 period, the price of fresh broiler chicken in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 25.85% compared to the previous month.

The price of fresh broiler chicken reached its lowest point at Rp 37,700 per kg on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 64,500 per kg.

Nationally, the price of fresh broiler chicken began to decline towards the end of 2021. The average price of fresh broiler chicken in modern markets was Rp 44,910 per kg, down 1.88% compared to the previous weekend.