Chili Prices In Jakarta Rise Ahead Of Christmas And New Year, Here's Why

Jakarta Provincial Government Public Relations DOC

JAKARTA - Chili prices, especially red cayenne pepper, have increased in Jakarta. This is known from checking the availability of food supplies at the Kramat Jati Main Market and the Cipinang Rce Plant.

Based on his monitoring, the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Teguh Setyabudi, explained that the increase in chili prices was caused by a decrease in production quantities.

"Earlier at Kramat Jati Main Market, we monitored vegetables and chilies. From these observations, there were indeed those who experienced price increases, because the weather was quite extreme in various production areas. One of them was cayenne pepper which experienced a significant increase," said Teguh, Thursday, December 19.

Referring to the infopangan.jakarta.go.id website, there is an increase in the price of red cayenne pepper per day to Rp55,161 kilograms, large red chilies Rp49,933 per kilogram, curly red chilies Rp48,424 per kilogram, and green cayenne peppers Rp44,808 per kilogram.

However, Teguh ensured the availability of stocks of red chilies, shallots, and other foodstuffs at a safe level. Rice stocks are also claimed to be safe despite price increases.

"Meanwhile, we saw others, such as cooking oil, eggs, also present Dharma Jaya with chicken and beef. All stocks, God willing, are safe," he said.

Furthermore, Teguh explained, there are several main commodities that experience inflation in Jakarta. In November 2024, there are five main commodities that contribute to Jakarta's inflation on a monthly basis (mtm), namely shallots, tomatoes, gold jewelry, chicken meat, and cooking oil.

On an annual basis (yoy), the five main commodities contributing to Jakarta's inflation, namely gold jewelry, rice, oily pastries, house rent, and household assistant wages.

Until the end of 2024, inflation in DKI Jakarta Province is expected to increase in line with increasing economic activity, especially ahead of Christmas and New Year.

However, Jakarta's inflation is expected to remain under control and within the national inflation target range of 2.5 percent: 1 percent.

Some food commodities are expected to continue to experience a trend of price increases in the future in line with the increase in public demand on Christmas Day 2024 and New Year's 2025, as well as the implications of changing global commodity prices.