YOGYAKARTA - The cycle of food price increases ahead of Ramadan is always available every year. A number of basic necessities and commodities are expected to experience price spikes when approaching Ramadan and Eid 2024. Small traders and the community have warned of the creep of food prices.
Given the experience of past years, price increases will occur in the week before fasting day and Eid al-Fitr. Based on the official website of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) price panel on Sunday, February 25, the price of bapok at the national level soared. So what are the food prices that rose ahead of Ramadan?
The public has been busy discussing the creep of food prices or basic necessities approaching the fasting month. The price of premium rice and medium rice soared to the point that it exceeded the highest retail price (HET) set by the government.
The price of premium rice has increased by Rp90 per kilogram, so the price is Rp16,350 per kg compared to before. Meanwhile, the price of medium rice increased by Rp120 per kilogram to Rp14,340 per kg compared to yesterday's price.
With the average price increase in the price of medium rice, which has reached Rp. 16,000 per kilogram, there has been an increase of Rp. 2,000 per kg from the HET set by the government. On average, the price of premium rice, which reaches Rp. 14,000 per kg, has increased by Rp. 3,000 per kg from the HET pegged.
In addition, Bapanas has determined the HET of rice which is distributed based on the region, namely the zoning area 1 for Java, Bali, South Sumatra, Lampung, NTB, and Sulawesi. For zone 2 covers Sumatra (in addition to Lampung and South Sumatra), NTB, Sulawesi. Zone 3 consists of Maluku and Papua.
HET medium rice per zoning area, namely zone 1 for IDR 10,900, zone 2 IDR 11,500, zone 3 IDR 11,800. Meanwhile, HET premium rice is zone 1 IDR 13,900, zone 2 IDR 14,400, and zone 3 IDR 14,800 per kilogram.
The increase in the price of basic necessities ahead of the fasting day certainly makes people have to prepare more spending. In addition to rice prices, the majority of food prices that also experienced price hikes are soybeans, chilies, onions, broiler eggs, meat, sugar, cooking oil, and salt.
The price of curly red chilies and red cayenne pepper had increased. However, the price of curly red chilies then fell by Rp350 per kilogram to Rp67,130 per kg. Meanwhile, red cayenne pepper decreased by Rp940 to Rp63,710 per kg.
it it is also one of the foodstuffs that has increased prices near the fasting day. The price of curly red chilies is creeping by 1.39% to Rp63,380 per kilogram. Meanwhile, red cayenne pepper has increased by 1.89% so that the price becomes Rp62,510 per kg.
Kitchen needs such as shallots and garlic also experienced a price increase. The price of shallots increased by Rp820 per kilogram to Rp34,870 per kg. Meanwhile, the price of garlic is creeping by Rp280 per kilogram to Rp39,190 per kg.
The price of chicken meat was also observed to increase by Rp540 per kg to Rp37,160 per kg compared to yesterday's price. Meanwhile, the price of beef actually decreased by Rp1,500 per kilogram to Rp135,420 per kg.
Sugar consumption was also affected by an increase in the price of Rp220 per kilogram to Rp17,800 per kg.
The price of eggs also increased by Rp650 per kilogram, so the price was Rp30,180 per kg.
Demikian informasi harga pangan yang naik menjelang Ramadan 2024. Masyarakat sebaiknya bersiap terhadap fluktuasi harga bahan pangan atau kebutuhan pusat, khususnya kenaikan harga saat mendekat bulan idah dan lebaran. Baca juga harga beras tinggi berlangsung hingga April.
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