Last week, the price of low-quality grade II rice in Central Java increased by 0.44%.

The price of low-quality grade II rice in Central Java was Rp 11,500 per kg on Friday, May 13, 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 low-quality grade II rice in Central Java increased by 0.44% within a week.

Compared to the price 30 days prior, the price of low-quality grade II rice in this region has increased by 0.44%.

However, over the past year, the selling price of low-quality grade II rice in Central Java's modern markets has actually decreased. The previous highest record reached Rp 11,900 per kg.

For the January-May 2022 period, the price of low-quality grade II rice in modern markets continued to rise, increasing by 0.44% compared to the previous month.

The price of low-quality grade II rice reached its lowest point at Rp 10,750 per kg on Monday, January 3, 2022. The highest price this year reached approximately Rp 11,650 per kg.

Nationally, the price of low-quality grade II rice began 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, a 0.04% increase compared to the previous weekend.