JAKARTA - Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) has again monitored the prices of basic commodities at the Klandasan Market, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

He was with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Trade Suhanto and the Director General of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Trade Syailendra.

"The price of chili has fallen, some bulk cooking oil is priced at Rp. 14,000 per liter. The price of shallots is still high," said the Minister of Trade in his statement, Wednesday, July 20.

On that occasion, Zulhas also said that the traders in the Klandasan Market were reluctant to use bulk cooking oil because they were afraid of its safety.

For this reason, he asked the Director General of Domestic Trade to educate the public about the safety of using bulk cooking oil.

"Later, the Director General will explain and coordinate with the public that bulk oil is high in vitamins, healthy, good, very safe and suitable for consumption," said the Minister of Trade.

The price of curly red chili today at the Klandasan Market is Rp. 70,000 per kilogram (kg).

This price is lower than June 20, 2022, which is IDR 80,000 per kg.

Meanwhile, the price of large red chilies was observed to be stable at Rp. 70,000 per kg or the same as last month.

Then, the price of red cayenne pepper decreased to IDR 80,000 per kg from the previous month which reached IDR 100,000 per kg.

Meanwhile, the price of shallots reached Rp. 90,000 per kg. The price soared from the previous month, which was Rp. 78,000 per kg.

However, the price of garlic was observed to be stable at Rp. 32,000 per kg.


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