Local White Sugar Prices in Gorontalo Are the Highest in Indonesia (Friday, December 29, 2023)

The National Strategic Food Price Information Center recorded the average daily price of local granulated sugar (per kg) in modern markets across several provinces at Rp 16,350 per kg on Friday, December 29, 2023. Overall, the average this week increased compared to the previous week's average of Rp 16,340 per kg.

The daily price of local granulated sugar in modern markets in Gorontalo was the highest in Indonesia, at Rp 21,500 per kg. Compared to a month ago, the price of local granulated sugar in this province is higher; previously it was recorded at Rp 12,000 per kg.

In modern markets in Central Kalimantan, the price of local granulated sugar was Rp 19,200 per kg, making it the second most expensive in the country.

Following in third place, the price of local granulated sugar was Rp 18,600 per kg in West Papua, Rp 17,800 per kg in Central Sulawesi, and Rp 17,750 per kg in Maluku.

Meanwhile, 21 provinces had local granulated sugar prices below the national average. The three provinces with the lowest selling prices for local granulated sugar were DKI Jakarta, Lampung, and Bangka Belitung Islands.