Staple Food Prices Drop, Small Businesses and Consumers Relieved
Staple Food Prices Drop, Small Businesses and Consumers Relieved
Today, the prices of several staple foods were reported to have declined, providing some relief for both small businesses and consumers.
“If staple food prices remain stable, small businesses like ours can survive. Consumers are also happy because we don’t need to increase menu prices,” said Joko, a vendor in Jakarta.
This statement shows that government policies to maintain food stability are not just numbers in reports but are directly felt by the public.
Some commodities whose prices have dropped include curly red chili, bulk cooking oil, packaged wheat flour, bulk wheat flour, and red bird’s eye chili. In Jakarta, curly red chili was recorded at Rp43,214/kg, in East Java Rp31,059/kg, and in West Kalimantan Rp61,040/kg. Nationally, curly red chili prices are still within the Reference Selling Price (HAP) range of Rp37,000–55,000/kg.
Meanwhile, some commodities experienced price increases, such as tuna, frozen buffalo meat (imported), pure beef, mackerel, and sphp rice.
Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized that the government remains committed to maintaining food stability through various measures, one of which is market operations with Perum Bulog.
A spokesperson for Bapanas added: “This decline is a positive signal that national food supplies are starting to stabilize, especially after recent price spikes.”
[Source: Ministry of Agriculture & Bapanas, 2025]