Malang City Government Intensifies Cheap Food Movement at 34 Locations to Maintain Food Price Stability

Malang, East Java — The Malang City Government (Pemkot) is intensifying efforts to maintain food price stability during Ramadan by implementing a cheap food movement (GPM) programme at 34 different locations.

Slamet Husnan, Head of the Food Security and Agriculture Office (Dispangtan) of Malang City, announced on Saturday that the GPM programme implementation involves multiple stakeholders, including Bank Indonesia, Perum Bulog, and PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI).

“Yes, the GPM has been scheduled. We are collaborating with many parties — Bank Indonesia, Bulog, PT RNI, and others,” Slamet said.

The GPM implementation across 34 locations runs from 23 February to 17 March 2026 and is distributed across sub-district and village offices throughout Malang City.

According to monitoring on the East Java Basic Commodity Availability and Price Development Information System (Siskaperbapo), prices of basic commodities in Malang City, including rice, cooking oil, sugar, chicken, beef, and eggs, remain stable.

Similar conditions apply to agricultural products such as large red chilli peppers, bird’s eye chillies, garlic, and shallots.

Premium rice is priced at Rp15,150 per kilogram, medium rice at Rp12,633, sugar at Rp17,083 per kilogram, MinyaKita brand cooking oil at Rp16,450 per litre, and premium packaged cooking oil at Rp22,833 per litre.

Beef prices stand at Rp123,666 per kilogram, chicken at Rp40,000 per kilogram, eggs at Rp29,833 per kilogram, large red chillies at Rp32,333 per kilogram, bird’s eye chillies at Rp94,666 per kilogram, shallots at Rp39,666 per kilogram, and garlic at Rp34,000 per kilogram.

Price stability is supported by available stock. According to data from Malang City’s Food Security Office, rice availability stands at 75,667.83 tonnes, cooking oil at 1,328.81 litres, sugar at 1,452 tonnes, eggs at 470.5 tonnes, chicken at 562.8 tonnes, beef at 231 tonnes, bird’s eye chillies at 219 tonnes, large red chillies at 49.85 tonnes, shallots at 246.92 tonnes, and garlic at 45.3 tonnes.

Regarding bird’s eye chillies specifically, Slamet noted that prices have declined by Rp10,000 compared to the start of Ramadan in 1447 Hijriah. The price of bird’s eye chillies had reached Rp100,000 at the outset of Ramadan.

Slamet stated that besides the GPM, food price stability is also supported by efforts from the Cooperative, Industry, and Trade Office (Diskopindag) and the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID), which work to strengthen inter-regional cooperation to meet supply needs.

“Large red chillies and small chillies (bird’s eye chillies) come from Central Java and Banyuwangi,” he said.