Food Prices Today May 12 in East Java: Cayenne Pepper and Red Chili Prices Increased
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Today, prices of several food commodities in East Java were observed to have increased compared to yesterday.
According to data from the Ministry of Trade's Staple Goods Market Monitoring System (SP2KP Kemendag) on Tuesday (12/5/2026) at 17.21 WIB, out of 17 commodities, 7 recorded price increases while 4 decreased.
Commodities that saw price rises include curly red chili, premium packaged palm cooking oil, bulk palm cooking oil, red cayenne pepper, and large red chili.
(Read: Global Food Prices Continued To Fall Over The Past 6 Months)
Meanwhile, prices for commodities such as bulk granulated sugar, broiler chicken meat, broiler chicken eggs, and Honan garlic decreased compared to yesterday.
Large red chili recorded the highest price increase of IDR 1,000 (2.29%) to IDR 44,658 per kg. Conversely, Honan garlic saw the deepest price drop of IDR 149 (0.52%) to IDR 28,620 per kg.
Below is the complete price list for 17 food commodities in East Java from SP2KP Kemendag, 12 May 2026 at 17.21 WIB:
- Beef Hindquarter: IDR 123,621 per kg (unchanged)
- Red Cayenne Pepper: IDR 66,039 per kg (+1.46%)
- Large Red Chili: IDR 44,658 per kg (+2.29%)
- Curly Red Chili: IDR 40,446 per kg (+0.86%)
- Shallot: IDR 36,890 per kg (+0.08%)
- Broiler Chicken Meat: IDR 35,570 per kg (-0.06%)
- Honan Garlic: IDR 28,620 per kg (-0.52%)
- Broiler Chicken Eggs: IDR 25,632 per kg (-0.06%)
- Premium Packaged Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 21,523 per litre (+0.14%)
- Bulk Palm Cooking Oil: IDR 19,341 per litre (+0.14%)
- Bulk Granulated Sugar: IDR 16,874 per kg (-0.14%)
- Minyakita Cooking Oil: IDR 15,695 per litre (unchanged)
- Premium Rice: IDR 14,736 per kg (unchanged)
- Medium Rice: IDR 13,040 per kg (unchanged)
- Imported Soybeans: IDR 12,132 per kg (+0.02%)
- Bulog SPHP Rice: IDR 11,932 per kg (unchanged)
- Wheat Flour: IDR 11,592 per kg (unchanged)
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