PURWOKERTO - The price of red chili in a number of traditional markets in Purwokerto, Banyumas Regency, Central Java, is still high after Lebaran 2026 due to weather factors that often rain in recent times.
From monitoring at the Manis Purwokerto Market, Saturday, the retail price of red chili peppers reached Rp90,000 per kilogram, while the curly red chili was in the range of Rp45,000 per kilogram, large red chili was around Rp50,000 per kilogram and green chili was around Rp65,000 per kilogram.
Meanwhile, at the Wage Purwokerto Market, the price of red chili was recorded at Rp67,500 per kilogram, green chili at around Rp60,000 per kilogram, and large red chili and curly red chili at Rp37,500 per kilogram.
Traders at the Manis Market, Anjar, admit that the price of red chili is still high even though it has decreased compared to the momentum of Lebaran 2026.
"Yesterday, when Lebaran reached a range of Rp. 130,000 per kilogram and then gradually decreased to stay in the range of Rp. 90,000 per kilogram in the last two weeks," he said.
According to him, the high price is influenced by the limited supply from farmers in the chili production center as the rainfall is still high in recent times.
On the other hand, he continued, consumer demand is also relatively high because many residents hold celebrations after Eid.
On a separate occasion, the Head of the Banyumas Regency Trade and Cooperatives for Small and Medium Enterprises (DPKUKM) Gatot Eko Purwadi admitted that the price of various chili, especially red chili, was still fluctuating due to weather factors that often rained, especially in areas producing the commodity.
Therefore, he said, the price of red sweet peas until now is still above the reference selling price at the consumer level which is Rp57,000 per kilogram.
Regarding the price difference between the Manis Market and the Wage Market, he said that the commodities sold in the Manis Market had generally gone through a sorting process so that the quality was better and the price was higher than in the Wage Market.
"We will continue to carry out regular monitoring to ensure the stability of the price of red chili and the availability of other basic ingredients in the market is maintained," said Gatot.
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