Today's Food Prices in Banten: Salt and Rice Prices Fall

The prices of several food commodities in Banten today are observed to have decreased compared to yesterday.

Based on the National Food Agency (Bapanas) food price panel data on Friday (17/5/2024) at 13.01 WIB, out of 20 commodities, 7 commodities increased and 11 commodities decreased in price.

Commodities that increased in price include packaged simple cooking oil, broiler chicken meat, chicken eggs, farmer-level corn, and shallots.

Meanwhile, the prices of several commodities such as pure beef, garlic bulbs, skipjack tuna, medium rice, and dry soybean (import) decreased compared to yesterday's prices.

The highest price increase was for granulated sugar, jumping Rp540 (2.99%) to Rp18,610 per kg. The largest price decrease was for dry soybean (import), falling Rp840 (6.5%) to Rp12,090 per kg.

The following is a complete list of the prices of 20 food commodities in Banten according to Bapanas as of May 17, 2024, at 13.01 WIB.

1. Pure Beef: Rp135,770 per kg (down 0.31%)
2. Shallots: Rp48,210 per kg (up 1.43%)
3. Garlic Bulbs: Rp41,060 per kg (down 0.94%)
4. Curly Red Chili: Rp40,860 per kg (down 6.03%)
5. Broiler Chicken Meat: Rp38,640 per kg (up 0.47%)
6. Mackerel: Rp35,090 per kg (down 5.87%)
7. Red Chili Peppers: Rp34,430 per kg (down 3.42%)
8. Milkfish: Rp32,740 per kg (down 5.29%)
9. Skipjack Tuna: Rp31,910 per kg (down 4.69%)
10. Chicken Eggs: Rp29,950 per kg (up 0.84%)
11. Granulated Sugar: Rp18,610 per kg (up 2.99%)
12. Packaged Simple Cooking Oil: Rp16,590 per liter (up 0.85%)
13. Premium Rice: Rp14,770 per kg (up 1.79%)
14. Bulk Cooking Oil: Rp14,760 per liter (down 1.6%)
15. Packaged Wheat Flour (non-bulk): Rp12,490 per kg (unchanged)
16. Medium Rice: Rp12,470 per kg (down 2.88%)
17. Dry Soybean (Import): Rp12,090 per kg (down 6.5%)
18. Fine Iodized Salt: Rp10,800 per kg (down 1.82%)
19. Bulk Wheat Flour: Rp10,310 per kg (unchanged)
20. Farmer-Level Corn: Rp6,160 per kg (up 2.33%)