Latest Food Prices in Central Java: Red Chili Up, Onions Down

Prices of several food commodities in Central Java today were observed to decrease compared to yesterday.

Based on the National Food Agency (Bapanas) food price panel data on Wednesday (3/9/2025) at 14.28 WIB, out of 25 commodities, 10 commodities increased and 14 commodities decreased.

Commodities with price increases were bulk cooking oil, curly red chili, consumption sugar, consumption salt, and red cayenne pepper.

(Read: 20 Main Export Commodities from Indonesia to the US January-April 2025)

Meanwhile, prices of several commodities such as pure beef, laying hen eggs, large red chili, SPHP rice, and packaged wheat flour decreased compared to yesterday''s prices.

The curly red chili commodity jumped the highest by Rp647 (2.04%) to Rp32,401 per kg. The price of red onion decreased the sharpest by Rp437 (1.13%) to Rp38,277 per kg.

Here is the complete list of prices for 25 food commodities in Central Java according to Bapanas on September 3, 2025, at 14.28 WIB.

1. Fresh Buffalo Meat (Local): Rp145,313 per kg (down 0.43%)
2. Pure Beef: Rp130,482 per kg (down 0.31%)
3. Frozen Buffalo Meat (Imported): Rp106,725 per kg (stable)
4. Red Onion: Rp38,277 per kg (down 1.13%)
5. Broiler Chicken Meat: Rp35,039 per kg (down 0.17%)
6. Milkfish: Rp33,416 per kg (up 0.15%)
7. Mackerel: Rp33,178 per kg (up 0.77%)
8. Curly Red Chili: Rp32,401 per kg (up 2.04%)
9. Skipjack Tuna: Rp32,359 per kg (up 1.01%)
10. Large Red Chili: Rp32,016 per kg (down 0.4%)
11. Garlic Bulb: Rp32,012 per kg (down 0.75%)
12. Red Cayenne Pepper: Rp26,699 per kg (up 1.21%)
13. Laying Hen Eggs: Rp26,386 per kg (down 0.4%)
14. Packaged Cooking Oil: Rp19,516 per liter (down 0.35%)
15. Bulk Cooking Oil: Rp17,833 per liter (up 0.16%)
16. Consumption Sugar: Rp16,750 per kg (up 0.1%)
17. Minyakita (Cooking Oil Brand): Rp16,676 per liter (up 0.27%)
18. Premium Rice: Rp14,969 per kg (up 0.05%)
19. Medium Rice: Rp13,053 per kg (down 0.33%)
20. SPHP Rice: Rp12,238 per kg (down 0.52%)
21. Packaged Wheat Flour: Rp11,754 per kg (down 0.58%)
22. Consumption Salt: Rp10,762 per kg (up 1.17%)
23. Dried Soybean Seeds (Imported): Rp9,619 per kg (down 0.42%)
24. Bulk Wheat Flour: Rp8,707 per kg (down 0.21%)
25. Farmer-level Corn: Rp6,372 per kg (down 0.41%)

(Read: List of Commodities Contributing to Indonesia''s Monthly Deflation in May 2025)