Rice prices in East Java for low-quality grade I increased by 1.36% this week.

Low-quality Grade I rice in East Java was sold at Rp 11,150 per kg on Monday, April 18, 2022. Compared to other regions, the price change in this region was the highest in the last week.

According to daily monitoring of staple food commodity prices from the National Strategic Food Price Information Center, the price of low-quality Grade I rice in East Java has started to increase by 1.36% in a week.

Meanwhile, compared to the price 30 days prior, the price of low-quality Grade I rice in this region has increased by 0.45%.

However, for the last year, the selling price of low-quality Grade I rice in modern markets in East Java has actually decreased. The previous highest record reached Rp 11,600 per kg.

For the January-April 2022 period, the price of low-quality Grade I rice in modern markets showed a downward trend, moving 0.45% compared to the previous month.

The price of low-quality Grade I rice reached its lowest point at Rp 11,000 per kg on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The highest price reached this year was around Rp 11,150 per kg.

Nationally, the price of low-quality Grade I rice started to decline towards the end of 2021. The average price of low-quality Grade I rice in modern markets was Rp 12,085 per kg, down 0.37% compared to the previous weekend.