Indonesia: Jokowi's reshuffle, can food prices be tame or not?
Fresh Chili Pepper
Fresh Shallot
Chicken Egg
Indonesia
Published Jun 21, 2022
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Almost a week since the change of the Minister of Trade from Muhammad Lutfi to Zulkifli Hasan, the prices of basic necessities have continued to climb.
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Based on observations at the National Strategic Food Price Information Center (PIHPS), it is observed that there are several basic needs whose prices are rising. For example, a large red chili last weekend, June 17, was priced at Rp. 67,900, while a few days earlier on June 14, 2022, the price was Rp. 66,400/Kg. If you pull back, the price of this commodity continues to creep up, at the end of last week, namely June 10, the price was Rp. 62.850/Kg. Then it rose to IDR 66,200/Kg. Especially if you look at last month, namely on May 13, 2022, the price was only Rp. 42,800/Kg. Meanwhile, medium-sized shallots are starting from Rp. 48,800/Kg on June 13, 2022. The price continues to climb to Rp. 51,300/Kg on June 17, 2022. The most expensive price is in Gorontalo at Rp. 62,500/Kg, followed by DKI Jakarta in second place at Rp. 60,850. Furthermore, there are fresh chicken eggs in the middle of last month, the national average price is Rp. 27,750/Kg, last week it has touched Rp. ...
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