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        "id": 1810605,
        "msgid": "deputy-food-minister-says-chilli-prices-change-every-hour-heres-the-solution-1781790715",
        "date": "2026-06-18 20:00:13",
        "title": "Deputy Food Minister Says Chilli Prices Change Every Hour, Here's the Solution",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has highlighted extreme volatility in chilli prices, which can fluctuate hourly, and is pushing for stronger supply chain management and information systems. The government is expanding production centres, including a 20-hectare development in South Kalimantan, to stabilise prices and curb food inflation. Chilli prices nationally rose 11.86% in mid-June 2026, affecting nearly 80% of Indonesia's regions.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food (Wamenko Pangan) Hanif Faisol\nNurofiq has highlighted the high volatility of chilli prices, which he\nsays can change very rapidly, even within hours. The government is\ntherefore pushing to strengthen information systems and supply chain\nmanagement from the farmer level to the market in order to maintain\nprice stability while protecting both producers and consumers. \u201cWe know\nchilli prices can rise and fall quickly. The price movement can even\nchange every hour. Because of that, information must be jointly\nsafeguarded so the supply chain runs well and farmers are not\ndisadvantaged,\u201d Hanif Faisol said in a statement on Thursday\n(18\/6\/2026). The statement came amid a rising trend in red chilli prices\nacross various regions. Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS)\nshows the national average price of red chillies reached Rp56,537 per\nkilogramme by the second week of June 2026, an increase of 11.86%\ncompared to May 2026. Price increases were recorded in 286 regencies and\ncities, or around 79.44% of Indonesia\u2019s territory, prompting the\ngovernment to continue boosting production to secure supply and control\nfood inflation. Hanif noted that chillies are one of the food\ncommodities with a significant influence on inflation, particularly in\nSouth Kalimantan. Strengthening production centres is therefore\nconsidered an important step to maintain supply and price balance in the\nmarket. \u201cChillies are one of the contributors to inflation in South\nKalimantan. The contribution of Hulu Sungai Selatan is very large in\nmaintaining the price stability of this commodity,\u201d he said. According\nto Hanif, chilli cultivation also faces its own challenges because the\nplant is quite sensitive to weather changes, especially during high\nrainfall. Proper assistance and management are therefore needed to keep\nproductivity stable. In line with this, Hanif participated in a chilli\nharvest on land belonging to the Gawi Bersama Farmers Group in Tawia\nVillage, Angkinang District, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency, South\nKalimantan, as part of the national priority programme for Food, Energy,\nand Water Self-Sufficiency Zones (KSPEAN). The programme is being\nprepared by the government to strengthen food security while maintaining\nprice stability for strategic commodities. Tawia Village is one of the\nareas proposed for inclusion in the KSPEAN programme. The government\nplans to develop 20 hectares of chilli land in the region. Currently,\naround 5 hectares have been planted with chillies by the Gawi Bersama\nFarmers Group. The development of the chilli zone in Hulu Sungai Selatan\nis expected to increase the region\u2019s horticultural production while\nstrengthening supply availability in South Kalimantan. This effort is\npart of the government\u2019s strategy to maintain chilli price stability,\nwhich remains under pressure in various parts of Indonesia.<\/p>",
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