BPS: Red Chilli Prices Rise in 327 Regencies and Cities

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded rising prices for red chillies and bird’s eye chillies across numerous regencies and cities in the fourth week of October 2026.

Ateng Hartono, BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services, said red chilli prices had risen in 327 regencies and cities, while bird’s eye chilli prices had increased in 269. Red chilli prices were up by as much as 23.47 per cent compared with September 2026.

“Our records show that red chilli prices in the fourth week of October 2026 rose by 23.47 per cent compared with September,” Ateng said at a Regional Inflation Control Meeting monitored online in Jakarta on Monday.

He said the increase was also reflected in the number of areas recording a rise in the Price Development Index (IPH). In the fourth week of October, red chilli prices increased in 327 regencies and cities, representing 90.83 per cent of the areas monitored.

The current national average price of red chillies is Rp70,849 per kilogram, above the government reference price (HAP) of Rp55,000 per kilogram.

Bird’s eye chilli prices have also risen significantly. In the fourth week of October 2026, prices for the commodity were up 12.49 per cent compared with September 2026.

Compared with December 2025, bird’s eye chilli prices have risen by 29.71 per cent. The average price was recorded at Rp88,642 per kilogram.

According to Ateng, bird’s eye chilli prices were above the HAP in almost all monitored regencies and cities. One area with the largest gap was Teluk Bintuni Regency, where the price was 176.32 per cent above the reference price, at Rp157,500 per kilogram.

The current national average price of bird’s eye chillies is Rp88,642 per kilogram, above the government reference price (HAP) of Rp57,000 per kilogram.