The Indonesian government has set reference prices for several basic food ingredients, including red onion, red cayenne pepper, curly red chili, beef/buffalo meat, and consumption granulated sugar, according to a regulation by the National Food Agency. The prices for soybeans, shallots, red cayenne pepper, curly red chilies, beef, buffalo meat, and sugar are detailed in the regulation. The goal is to provide certainty to farmers and reduce fluctuations in food commodity prices for consumers. The regulation, which takes effect from December 20, 2022, is part of the government's strategy to regulate buying and selling reference prices for key food commodities, following an earlier regulation on corn, purebred chicken eggs, and meat.