The price of low-quality grade II rice in North Sumatra increased by 0.8% in a week.

Low-quality grade II rice in North Sumatra was sold at Rp 12,550 per kg on Friday, April 29, 2022. Compared to other regions, the price change in this region was the highest in the last week.

According to daily monitoring of staple food commodity prices from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of low-quality grade II rice in North Sumatra has started to rise by 0.8% in a week.

Meanwhile, compared to the price 30 days earlier, the price of low-quality grade II rice in this region has increased by 0.4%. This means there has been a significant increase in a month. In fact, compared to the last year's prices, the selling price of low-quality grade II rice in North Sumatra's modern markets is currently the highest on record.

For the January-April 2022 period, the price of low-quality grade II rice in modern markets showed a downward trend of 0.4% compared to the previous month.

The price of low-quality grade II rice reached its lowest point of Rp 12,400 per kg on Monday, January 3, 2022. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 12,550 per kg.

Nationally, the price of low-quality grade II rice started to rise towards the end of 2021. The average price of low-quality grade II rice in modern markets was Rp 12,150 per kg, up 0.07% compared to the end of last week.