Today's Food Prices (21/7) in West Papua: Cayenne Pepper Rises, Eggs Drop
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Prices of several food commodities in West Papua were observed to have increased today compared to yesterday.
According to data from the Ministry of Trade's Staple Goods Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) as of Tuesday (21/7/2026) at 21.52 WIB: out of 16 commodities, 3 recorded price increases while 2 decreased.
Commodities with price increases are shallots, Honan garlic, and red cayenne pepper.
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Meanwhile, prices for commodities including standard chicken eggs and curly red chili decreased from yesterday's levels.
Red cayenne pepper recorded the largest price jump: +IDR 3,572 (+4.41%) to IDR 84,524 per kg. Standard chicken eggs saw the deepest drop: -IDR 888 (-2.25%) to IDR 38,548 per kg.
Below is the complete price list for 16 food commodities in West Papua per SP2KP Kemendag 21 July 2026 21.52 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: IDR 147,500 / kg (unchanged)
- Red Cayenne Pepper: IDR 84,524 / kg (+4.41%)
- Large Red Chili: IDR 83,333 / kg (unchanged)
- Curly Red Chili: IDR 78,333 / kg (-0.9%)
- Shallots: IDR 67,381 / kg (+1.07%)
- Honan Garlic: IDR 58,571 / kg (+1.23%)
- Standard Chicken Meat: IDR 55,619 / kg (unchanged)
- Standard Chicken Eggs: IDR 38,548 / kg (-2.25%)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 28,286 / L (unchanged)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 24,250 / L (unchanged)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: IDR 23,056 / L (unchanged)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: IDR 21,524 / kg (unchanged)
- Imported Soybeans: IDR 20,000 / kg (unchanged)
- Premium Rice: IDR 18,875 / kg (unchanged)
- Wheat Flour: IDR 17,571 / kg (unchanged)
- Medium Grade Rice: IDR 16,500 / kg (unchanged)
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| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflasi yoy (Jun) | 3,34% | +0.26 | |
| Inflasi mom (Jun) | 0,44% | +0.16 | |
| Economic growth | 5,11% | +0.08 | |
| Pertumbuhan ekonomi (yoy) (Q1) | 5,61% | +4.08 | |
| Persentase kemiskinan (Des) | 7,50% | -0.75 | |
| Gini rasio (Sem2) | 0,38 | 0.00 | |
| Nilai Tukar USDIDR | 18.059 | +0.08 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q1) | 3.447,70 | -0.77 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Mei) | 758,10 | -34.38 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Mei) | -1,61 | -1,907.18 | |
| Impor Migas (Mei) | 4,51 | -1.82 | |
| Ekspor (Mei) | 23,20 | -8.30 | |
| Impor (Mei) | 24,81 | -1.59 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Mei) | 1,38 | +10.69 | |
| NTP (Jun) | 114,65 | +0.76 |