Christmas moment, chili prices enter a downward trend in Indonesia

Published 2023년 12월 27일

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The price of chilies in Central Kalimantan Province has declined during the Christmas 2023 period, with cayenne pepper dropping from IDR 80,000-85,000 per kilogram on December 24 to IDR 75,000-IDR 80,000 on December 26. This decrease is attributed to stable supply and availability of chili commodities, leading to a surplus compared to the level of community needs. Similarly, the price of red chilies at the Lambaro Aceh Besar Traditional Market in Aceh has also decreased due to abundant supply, with red chili production in Aceh reaching around 75,000 tons and cayenne pepper around 60,000 tons for the January-October 2023 period.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALANGKA RAYA -- The Food Security Service (Dishanpang) of Central Kalimantan Province (Kalteng) stated that in the last few days during the Christmas 2023 period the price of chilies has tended to decline. "The decrease is based on developments in chili prices over the last three days, namely 24-26 December 2023," said Head of Central Kalimantan Dishanpang Riza Rahmadi when contacted in Palangka Raya, Tuesday (26/12/2023). He said that the price of chilies in the two sample cities for Central Kalimantan inflation, namely Palangka Raya and Sampit, on December 24 the price of cayenne pepper was IDR 80,000-85,000, December 25 IDR 80,000, and December 26 it was IDR 75,000-IDR 80,000 per kilogram. "The price of chilies in our area is now below the national price for red cayenne pepper, namely IDR 84,154 per kilogram," he said. Riza said that this condition was influenced by the stable supply and availability of chili commodities, thus affecting the selling price on ...

Source: Republika