Central Java Food Prices Today: Water Buffalo Meat Prices Up, Red Chili Prices Down

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

Based on the National Food Agency (Bapanas) food price panel data on Saturday (5/4/2025) at 14.52 WIB, out of 25 commodities, 10 commodities increased in price and 14 commodities decreased.

Commodities that increased in price include milkfish, packaged wheat flour, table salt, dry soybean (import), and garlic bulbs.

Meanwhile, the prices of several commodities such as packaged cooking oil, pure beef, granulated sugar, farmer-level corn, and mackerel decreased compared to yesterday's prices.

Fresh water buffalo meat (local) saw the highest increase of Rp2,500 (1.62%) to Rp156,786 per kg. Meanwhile, the price of red chilies experienced the sharpest decrease of Rp3,108 (5.56%) to Rp52,798 per kg.

The following is a complete list of the prices of 25 food commodities in Central Java according to Bapanas on April 5, 2025, at 14.52 WIB.

1. Fresh Water Buffalo Meat (Local): Rp156,786 per kg (up 1.62%)
2. Pure Beef: Rp138,026 per kg (down 0.58%)
3. Frozen Water Buffalo Meat (Import): Rp109,450 per kg (unchanged)
4. Red Chili Peppers: Rp82,320 per kg (down 4.39%)
5. Curly Red Chilies: Rp52,798 per kg (down 5.56%)
6. Large Red Chilies: Rp52,602 per kg (down 4.63%)
7. Red Onions: Rp48,261 per kg (down 1.5%)
8. Garlic Bulbs: Rp40,795 per kg (up 0.34%)
9. Broiler Chicken Meat: Rp37,297 per kg (down 0.16%)
10. Milkfish: Rp33,960 per kg (up 0.96%)
11. Mackerel: Rp32,655 per kg (down 0.54%)
12. Skipjack Tuna: Rp31,405 per kg (up 0.07%)
13. Broiler Chicken Eggs: Rp27,211 per kg (down 0.46%)
14. Packaged Cooking Oil: Rp19,612 per liter (down 0.07%)
15. Bulk Cooking Oil: Rp18,179 per liter (up 0.66%)
16. Granulated Sugar: Rp17,666 per kg (down 0.5%)
17. Minyakita (branded cooking oil): Rp17,040 per liter (up 0.41%)
18. Premium Rice: Rp14,766 per kg (down 0.17%)
19. Medium Rice: Rp13,182 per kg (down 0.12%)
20. SPHP Rice: Rp12,328 per kg (up 0.04%)
21. Packaged Wheat Flour: Rp11,736 per kg (up 0.45%)
22. Table Salt: Rp10,934 per kg (up 0.73%)
23. Dry Soybean (Import): Rp9,587 per kg (up 0.3%)
24. Bulk Wheat Flour: Rp8,787 per kg (down 0.06%)
25. Farmer-Level Corn: Rp5,456 per kg (down 0.11%)