New History, September Rice Deflation for the First Time Since 2021 Rice is no longer a driver of inflation, but rather a support for price stability. Red: Ferry kisihandi

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a significant achievement in the dynamics of national food prices. For the first time since 2021, rice experienced a deflation of 0.13 percent in September 2025. This record breaks a four-year consecutive trend (2021–2024) where rice had always been a contributor to monthly inflation during the same period. BPS Deputy for Production Statistics, M Habibullah, referred to this rice deflation as a positive anomaly. This phenomenon occurred due to three main factors: a good harvest that increased rice supply, the utilization of old rice stocks in milling, and the abundant supply of rice in the market. "This rice deflation is not accidental. The supply of rice from the good harvest increased, milling processed the available stocks, and rice prices eventually fell at all levels, from milling, wholesale, to retail," said Habibullah during a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (1/10/2025). According to data also ...