Kabapanas: Food price stability under control up to mid-Ramadan
Amran said the trend of falling food prices has begun to appear in a number of strategic commodities. While some food commodities still experience slight price increases, he considers these conditions within reasonable bounds.
‘I have checked; prices remain relatively stable. Broiler chicken prices have risen somewhat. That is a bit firmer, in line with the inflation meeting. Relatively safe,’ Amran said in a statement in Jakarta on Saturday.
According to Amran, the prices of several staple commodities have begun to move toward greater stability and even decline, giving households comfort while still allowing producers to obtain fair prices.
The government emphasises that food price stability must be felt evenly by all players in the supply chain, from farmers and breeders as producers to the public as consumers. With supply conditions kept and distribution monitored, price dynamics are now under control.
He noted that small increases in prices for certain commodities should be viewed as part of market balance so that food producers can benefit economically, especially ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
‘If it rises by 0.6 percent, let us also show some compassion for our breeders so they can buy Eid clothes. (So) green chillies have fallen. Red chillies, fallen. Earlier, red onions did as well. Garlic has also fallen,’ he added.
Data from the Price Development Index (IPH) by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) through the fourth week of February shows that the national average price of broiler chicken stood at Rp41,013 per kilogram, slightly above the consumer reference sale price (HAP) of Rp40,000 per kilogram.
Nevertheless, BPS notes that the price downtrend continues in many areas. There are 84 regencies/cities with declines in the IPH for broiler chicken.
The downtrend is also evident in several horticultural commodities, namely green chilli in 79 regencies/cities, red chillies in 128, garlic in 147, and red onions in 227.
Meanwhile, monthly food inflation remains fairly contained. The volatile food component in February 2026 registered 2.50% month-on-month, contributing 0.41 percentage points to headline inflation, and year-on-year stood at 4.64%. This remains within the government’s 3 to 5% target range.
It is noted that compared with Ramadhan periods in previous years, annual food inflation of 4.64% this year is also more stable.
Annual Ramadhan food inflation in 2022 was 5.48%, rising to 5.83% in Ramadan 2023, and even reaching 10.33% during Ramadhan 2024.
The government says it will continue to maintain the dynamics of staple food prices within the margins of reasonableness as determined by price regulations.
One of the monitoring efforts by Bapanas at Pasar Johar in Karawang, West Java, on Friday (6 March) showed prices of several commodities beginning to ease in recent days as supply stabilises ahead of mid-Ramadan.
One carcass chicken trader at the market said prices were relatively stable at around Rp40,000 per bird, with an average weight of 1.4 kilograms, while purchase prices from suppliers were around Rp39,000 per bird.
Meanwhile, prices of peppers and onions were also showing downward trends. Vegetable traders said curly chillies were sold at around Rp35,000 per kg, red hot chillies Rp100,000 per kg, garlic Rp36,000 per kg, and red onions Rp35,000 per kg.
In the same market, beef prices remained competitive at around Rp140,000 per kg for local beef, while live cattle from feedlotters stood at around Rp55,000 per kg.