The government continues to strengthen food price controls whilst\nensuring that food stock availability remains safe and sufficient,\nparticularly ahead of the National Religious Holiday (HBKN) for Eid\nal-Fitr 2026.<\/p>\n
Deputy Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti stated that the government is\nintensively monitoring staple food prices across various regions in the\nlead-up to Eid. These efforts are carried out through close coordination\nwith various relevant parties.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the lead-up to Eid, several days before the holiday, we\ncontinuously monitor staple food prices in the field. I work with the\nMinister dividing our tasks. Today I happen to be at Mayestik Market. I\nam here with the local government as well, from DKI Jakarta, and also\nfrom the National Food Agency,\u201d said Deputy Trade Minister Roro at\nMayestik Market, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (17 March), according to an\nofficial statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a form of our joint cooperation\u2014not just monitoring prices,\nbut also ensuring that in terms of supply it is secure, and in terms of\nprices, we can evaluate together,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
Based on field monitoring results, she said, prices for several\nstrategic commodities remain stable. People\u2019s cooking oil (Minyakita) is\nsold at the Maximum Retail Price (HET) at around Rp15,700 per litre.\nOther commodities such as chicken eggs, red shallots and garlic are also\nrelatively stable.<\/p>\n
However, there has been a price increase for chilli commodities,\nparticularly for red bird\u2019s eye chillies. In response, the government\ncontinues to strengthen cross-sector coordination to maintain price\nequilibrium through measured intervention.<\/p>\n
Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilisation at the National Food\nAgency (Bapanas) I Gusti Ketut Astawa stressed that chilli prices are\nbeginning to show a downward trend as supplies from production centres\nimprove. \u201cChilli supply from areas such as Kediri is increasing, so\nprices are gradually declining. The distribution facilitation carried\nout by Bapanas is becoming increasingly optimal in smoothing supply to\nconsumer areas such as Jakarta,\u201d explained Ketut.<\/p>\n
Based on data from the Indonesian Chilli Farmers Association, daily\nchilli supplies at Pare Central Market, Kediri, East Java, on 15 March\n2026 increased by 66.7% for large chillies, 85% for red curly chillies\nand 51.4% for red bird\u2019s eye chillies respectively.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he assured that nationally food availability is in a\nsafe condition and sufficient to meet public needs during Ramadan\nthrough Eid al-Fitr.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall food stocks are very secure. Rice, red shallots, garlic,\nbeef, chicken and chicken eggs are all in very sufficient condition,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>\n
Adequate food stock supplies are reflected in the food balance sheet\nprojection through April 2026. A number of strategic staple food\ncommodities are in surplus conditions, including rice availability at\n27.5 million tonnes and demand of 10.3 million tonnes, resulting in a\nsurplus of 17.2 million tonnes. For red bird\u2019s eye chillies,\navailability reaches 409 thousand tonnes and demand 304 thousand tonnes,\nresulting in a surplus of 105 thousand tonnes.<\/p>\n
Chicken meat availability reaches 2.07 million tonnes and demand 1.34\nmillion tonnes, resulting in a surplus of 727 thousand tonnes. Red\nshallot availability is 479 thousand tonnes and demand 422 thousand\ntonnes, with a surplus of 57 thousand tonnes.<\/p>\n
Bapanas Chief Andi Amran Sulaiman previously stressed that food\nstocks during this Eid al-Fitr HBKN period are in sufficient condition.\nAccording to him, distribution is what requires intensive supervision,\nparticularly in the lead-up to the holiday.<\/p>\n
For this reason, since early February 2026, his office has deployed a\nSpecial Enforcement Task Force for Price, Quality and Food Safety\nViolations across all regions to monitor food price conditions both in\ntraditional markets and modern retail outlets.<\/p>\n
Amran also stressed that his office has requested the police to take\naction against businesses that exploit the fasting month and Eid\nmomentum to raise prices far above established provisions or engage in\nhoarding that causes supply shortages and food price fluctuations.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-strengthens-food-price-controls-ahead-of-eid-ensures-safe-stock-levels-1773751939", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }