Sumatra Barat's Cooking Oil Prices Rose 3.41% This Week

Cooking oil prices in West Sumatra reached Rp 25,800 per kg on Friday, June 17, 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, cooking oil prices in West Sumatra increased by 3.41% within a week.

Compared to prices 30 days prior, cooking oil prices in this region have increased by 1.18%.

However, over the past year, cooking oil prices in West Sumatra's modern markets have actually decreased. The previous highest record reached Rp 27,400 per kg.

From January to June 2022, cooking oil prices in modern markets showed a downward trend, decreasing by 1.18% compared to the previous month.

Cooking oil prices reached their lowest point at Rp 15,200 per kg on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, and their highest point this year at around Rp 27,400 per kg.

Nationally, cooking oil prices started to rise towards the end of 2021. The average price of cooking oil in modern markets is Rp 25,240 per kg, a 0.54% increase compared to the previous weekend.