The Price Of Rawit Chili In Anies Baswedan's Area Is Getting More And More Spicy, Can Penetrate Rp. 120,000 Per Kilogram

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JAKARTA - The price of red cayenne pepper at a traditional market in DKI Jakarta on Saturday, June 11, is still high and reaches Rp. 120,000 per kilogram.

DKI DPRD member William Aditya Sarana in Jakarta encourages the DKI Provincial Government (Pemprov) to increase the supply of chili peppers from outside DKI whose supply is still sufficient.

"The short-term solution is to increase the supply of chili from areas outside Jakarta, where the supply of chili is still sufficient," William said as quoted by Antara.

As for the long-term solution, he encourages executives to map vacant land belonging to the DKI Provincial Government to mobilize residents at the neighborhood level (RT) for the implementation of urban farming (urban farming).

Meanwhile, based on data from the Jakarta Food Information which was accessed at 15.00 WIB on Saturday, the highest price of red cayenne pepper reached Rp. 120,000 per kilogram at the Kalibaru Market, North Jakarta.

Meanwhile, the lowest price was recorded at Cipete Market, South Jakarta, reaching Rp. 9,000 per kilogram. The average price of red cayenne pepper in DKI Jakarta reaches Rp. 95,585 per kilogram.

Even though it is still high, Jakarta Food Info noted that the price decreased to Rp. 1,755 per kilogram compared to Friday (10/6).

Data on prices of staple food commodities are based on Jakarta Food Information data.

1. Medium rice IDR 9,653 per kilogram2. Premium rice Rp12,217 per kilogram3. Bulk/yellow cooking oil IDR 16,208 per kilogram4. Curly red chili is IDR 75,625 per kilogram, an increase of IDR 1,0935. Big red chili is IDR 78,717 per kilogram, an increase of IDR 2,1626. Red cayenne pepper is IDR 95,585 per kilogram or a decrease of IDR 1.7557. Shallots Rp55,707 per kilogram8. Garlic IDR 34,170 per kilogram9. Purebred chicken Rp41,225 per head10. Broiler eggs Rp. 28,639 per kilogram11. Sugar IDR 14,451 per kilogram12. Wheat flour Rp9 625 per kilogram13. Beef has IDR 149,102 per kilogram14. Goat meat Rp. 145,000 per kilogram.