TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsFloods, extreme weather, drive up grocery prices in various regions
Supply disruptions of various types of chilies and vegetables have increased the prices in Batam following the flooding in the northern part of Sumatra.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Workers carry sacks of rice at a wholesale market in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan)
T
he government has reported rising prices of key staple foods across various regions as widespread flooding in northern Sumatra and torrential rains continue to disrupt harvests and supply chains.
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Distribution and Service Statistics Division Head Pudji Ismartini said shallot prices rose about 76 percent of regions during the first week of December.
“The increase in shallot prices is quite sharp, around 11.12 percent compared with November,” she said on Monday, as quoted by Tempo.co.
Pudji noted that the national average price of shallots has climbed to Rp 45,165 (US$2.71) per kilogram, above the government’s reference price (HAP) of Rp 41,500.
Red chili prices have also surged, rising 11.7 percent month-on-month to Rp 59,898 per kg, again exceeding the reference price of Rp 55,000.
The steepest price was recorded in Nduga Regency in Papua Highlands, where red chilies reached an astonishing Rp 200,000 per kg.
Trade Minister Budi Santoso said that although Indonesia currently has a surplus of shallots and chilies, supplies have been hampered by continuous rainfall in major producing regions.
