The price of cayenne pepper is getting hotter, it turns out that this is the real culprit in Indonesia

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Chili prices have been observed to move up. Today, Monday (13/3/2023 at 16.32 WIB), the Food Agency's Price Panel shows that the price of red cayenne pepper has soared to IDR 67,290 per kg. A week ago, March 6 2023, the price of red cayenne pepper was still perched at IDR 62,8140 per kg. The current price has exceeded the price in March 2022 which was still IDR 59,270 per kg. Today's highest price reached IDR 103,930 per kg in North Kalimantan. Meanwhile, despite a slight decrease, the price of curly red chilies, which is Rp.43,840 per kg today, is still more expensive than a week ago which was recorded at Rp.42,870 per kg. Today's highest price reached IDR 64,320 per kg in North Kalimantan. Chairman of the Indonesian Chili Agribusiness Association (AACI) Abdul Hamid said that the normal price of red cayenne pepper is between IDR 40-60 per kg. "Current prices have indeed exceeded normal limits, some have even reached IDR 100,000," Hamid told CNBC ...