Daily Prices of Raw Chili Peppers at Traditional Markets, January 2024

The latest information from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center panel shows that the daily price of chili peppers in traditional markets in West Sulawesi Province is recorded at Rp31,450. This price is down Rp450 compared to the previous day.

Over the past month, the daily price of chili peppers in traditional markets has decreased from a previous record of Rp33,950.

Meanwhile, the daily price of chili peppers in traditional markets in West Sulawesi over the past three months has increased by 0.64% from a previous trading price of Rp31,250.

The record high for the daily price of chili peppers in traditional markets in this province was previously recorded in June 2022 with an increase of 55.95%, and the lowest decrease was recorded in July 2017 with a decrease of -36.87%.

According to PIHPS monitoring, the prices of nine basic commodities (sembako) today in West Sulawesi show four commodities decreased and 14 others increased. The basic commodities with decreased prices are Curly Red Chili, Medium-Sized Shallots, Garlic, and Medium-Sized Garlic.

The following are the prices of nine basic commodities monitored by PIHPS today compared to the price trends over the past month in West Sulawesi Province:

1. Branded Packaged Cooking Oil 2 per Kg Rp21,750/kg (unchanged)
2. Chili Peppers per Kg Rp55,000/kg (up 37.5%)
3. Premium Quality Sugar per Kg Rp18,000/kg (unchanged)
4. Grade I Low-Quality Rice per Kg Rp12,700/kg (unchanged)
5. Rice per Kg Rp13,500/kg (up 0.75%)
6. Branded Packaged Cooking Oil 1 per Kg Rp23,000/kg (unchanged)
7. Cooking Oil per Kg Rp22,400/kg (unchanged)
8. Green Chili Peppers per Kg Rp55,000/kg (up 10%)
9. Red Chili Peppers per Kg Rp55,000/kg (up 10%)
10. Chicken Meat per Kg Rp30,000/kg (up 6.76%)
11. Curly Red Chili per Kg Rp30,000/kg (down 4.76%)
12. Grade II Super Rice per Kg Rp13,500/kg (up 0.75%)
13. Fresh Broiler Chicken per Kg Rp30,000/kg (up 8.7%)
14. Beef per Kg Rp130,000/kg (unchanged)
15. Grade 1 Beef per Kg Rp130,000/kg (unchanged)
16. Grade I Super Rice per Kg Rp13,600/kg (up 0.74%)
17. Grade 2 Beef per Kg Rp130,000/kg (unchanged)
18. Chicken Eggs per Kg Rp26,750/kg (up 7%)
19. Fresh Chicken Eggs per Kg Rp26,750/kg (up 11.46%)
20. Grade II Medium Rice per Kg Rp14,200/kg (up 0.71%)
21. Shallots per Kg Rp42,500/kg (unchanged)
22. Medium-Sized Shallots per Kg Rp42,500/kg (down 5.56%)
23. Garlic per Kg Rp42,500/kg (down 5.56%)
24. Grade I Medium Rice per Kg Rp14,200/kg (up 0.71%)
25. Sugar per Kg Rp16,900/kg (unchanged)
26. Medium-Sized Garlic per Kg Rp42,500/kg (down 5.56%)
27. Red Chili per Kg Rp29,500/kg (up 18%)
28. Large Red Chili per Kg Rp29,000/kg (up 16%)
29. Grade II Low-Quality Rice per Kg Rp12,700/kg (unchanged)
30. Local Sugar per Kg Rp15,750/kg (unchanged)