Today's Food Prices (12/5) in South Sumatra: Red Chili Up, Eggs Down
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Prices for several food commodities in South Sumatra have increased compared to yesterday.
Based on data from the Ministry of Trade Staple Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Tuesday (12/5/2026) at 17.23 WIB, out of 17 commodities, 7 increased and 4 decreased.
Commodities that rose: red cayenne pepper, large red chili, bulk granulated sugar, medium rice, bulk palm cooking oil.
(Read: Global Food Prices Slightly Rose 1.3% in July 2023)
Meanwhile, prices for items including purebred chicken eggs, shallots, Honan garlic, premium packaged palm cooking oil dropped.
Large red chili recorded the highest rise: Rp200 (0.47%) to Rp42,967 per kg. Purebred chicken eggs fell the sharpest: Rp118 (0.43%) to Rp27,235 per kg.
Below is the full price list for 17 food commodities in South Sumatra per SP2KP Kemendag 12 May 2026 17.23 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: Rp135,938 / kg (unchanged)
- Red Cayenne Pepper: Rp59,300 / kg (+0.45%)
- Curly Red Chili: Rp45,844 / kg (+0.46%)
- Large Red Chili: Rp42,967 / kg (+0.47%)
- Shallots: Rp38,510 / kg (-0.2%)
- Purebred Chicken Meat: Rp33,843 / kg (unchanged)
- Honan Garlic: Rp32,667 / kg (-0.32%)
- Purebred Chicken Eggs: Rp27,235 / kg (-0.43%)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: Rp20,682 / L (-0.19%)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: Rp17,755 / kg (+0.06%)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: Rp17,750 / L (+0.06%)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: Rp15,700 / L (unchanged)
- Premium Rice: Rp14,553 / kg (unchanged)
- Medium Rice: Rp12,923 / kg (+0.12%)
- Wheat Flour: Rp12,825 / kg (unchanged)
- Bulog SPHP Rice: Rp12,271 / kg (unchanged)
- Imported Soybeans: Rp12,105 / kg (+0.22%)
(Read: Vegetable Oil Led Global Food Price Increases up to May 2022)
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