Residents Flock to Budget Bazaar at TNI District Command 0612 Tasikmalaya

The District Military Command (Kodim) 0612 Tasikmalaya held a budget bazaar through the food supply and price stabilisation programme (SPHP) selling rice at IDR 57,500 per 5-kilogram package. The bazaar was held at the Village/Neighbourhood Cooperative Merah Putih (KDKMP) in Nagarawangi, Cihideung Subdistrict, Tasikmalaya City.

The budget bazaar and affordable food movement was organised by TNI Kodim 0612 Tasikmalaya together with Tasikmalaya Police, including Tasikmalaya City Police and the Local Government, selling various staple goods including rice, wheat flour, sugar, cooking oil, chicken meat, shallots, garlic, red chillies, vegetables, Islamic clothing, cakes and other items that were snapped up by buyers.

Commander of Kodim 0612/Tasikmalaya Lieutenant Colonel M. Imvan Ibrahim stated that the budget bazaar held at the Merah Putih Village/Neighbourhood Cooperative location was an expression of the TNI’s concern for the community in helping meet basic needs at more affordable prices during Ramadan. However, the bazaar also provided various other necessities and products.

“We provide a budget bazaar with various necessities including medium SPHP rice at IDR 57,500 per 5kg package, premium rice at IDR 74,000 per 5kg package, cooking oil at IDR 31,000 per 2-litre package, Tulip flour at IDR 10,000 per 1kg package, market sugar at IDR 17,500 per 1kg package, Rose Brand cooking oil at IDR 19,000 per 1kg package,” he said on Friday (13/3/2026).

Marlia, 47, a resident of Bebedahan, stated that staple goods in traditional markets have started rising during Ramadan, particularly affecting premium rice, beef, eggs, cooking oil, and red chillies, whilst other necessities have seen decreases such as shallots and garlic. The most essential staple good, rice, is sold by merchants at an average of IDR 13,500 to IDR 16,000 per kilogram.

“For premium rice prices, there has been an increase being sold at IDR 13,500 to IDR 16,000 per kilogram and retailers selling at IDR 17,000, cooking oil in packaged form at IDR 23,000 per litre, eggs at IDR 30,000 per kilogram. However, chilli commodity prices have been climbing, with bird’s eye chillies at IDR 82,000, local red chillies at IDR 50,000, imported red chillies at IDR 80,000, curly red chillies at IDR 72,000, lamb chillies at IDR 90,000 per kilogram,” she said.

According to her, basic commodity needs are beginning to rise and are widely complained about by residents despite the local government having made efforts through the affordable food movement, which has had no impact. This is because premium rice on the market remains very expensive, costing up to IDR 17,000 per kilogram, even though medium rice provided through the affordable food movement costs only IDR 57,500 per 5kg package.

“The affordable food movement (GPM) conducted by the local government and Bulog in various areas has not been effective in reducing the price of premium rice on the market, including cooking oil. Because what every merchant stall sells are all premium quality and medium-quality rice is never sold on the market,” she concluded.

SPHP rice is sold at IDR 58,000 per 5-kilogram package. Sugar is then IDR 15,000 per kilogram, cooking oil 2 litres at IDR 25,000, eggs 10 pieces at IDR 10,000 or IDR 1,000 per piece.

Bird’s eye chillies currently reach IDR 100,000 per kilogram, up from previously only IDR 60,000 per kilogram, or an increase of approximately 25 per cent.

One of the most sought-after products is beef, sold at IDR 100,000 per kilogram, considerably cheaper than market prices.

Commodities such as shallots and garlic have recorded increases in the range of 5 to 10 per cent, whilst red chilli and large chilli prices have also risen.

Packaged rice, which was previously sold at approximately IDR 14,000 to IDR 15,000 per kilogram, now reaches IDR 16,000 to IDR 17,000 per kilogram.