Staple Food Prices Fluctuate at Gedhe Klaten Market Ahead of Eid 2026

A number of staple food items show fluctuating prices at Gedhe Klaten Market, though supplies remain steady and secure heading into Eid 2026. The traditional market, inaugurated on 4 December 2023 by Indonesian House of Representatives Chair Puan Maharani, has seen increasing visitor numbers since the beginning of this week.

Monitoring at Gedhe Klaten Market on Monday, 9 March revealed that local medium-grade rice IR-64 remained stable at IDR 14,000 per kilogramme, whilst Bulog SPHP rice held steady at IDR 12,500 per kilogramme. Minyakita cooking oil remained stable at IDR 15,700 per litre, though bulk cooking oil increased from IDR 18,000 to IDR 19,000 per litre.

“We sell minyakita according to the maximum retail price (HET) set at IDR 15,700 per litre. Indeed, bulk oil did rise by IDR 500 per litre,” said Susana, a trader.

Several commodities have begun declining, particularly red chilli peppers. Trader prices for this item have dropped to IDR 82,000 per kilogramme, down IDR 8,000 from the previous week. Curly red chillies and large red chillies remained stable at IDR 30,000 per kilogramme, whilst green chilli peppers held at IDR 35,000 per kilogramme.

“Shallots and garlic prices have not increased. We sell shallots at IDR 42,000 per kilogramme and garlic at IDR 35,000 per kilogramme,” explained trader Ponijem.

Egg prices at Gedhe Klaten Market have declined ahead of Eid, falling from IDR 29,000 per kilogramme last week to IDR 28,500 per kilogramme. Chicken meat remained at IDR 37,000 per kilogramme, whilst beef stayed stable at IDR 130,000 per kilogramme.

Gedhe Klaten Market Head Purwadi stated that staple commodity prices at the market remain fluctuative, though generally stable overall. “Approaching Eid 2026, supplies and availability of staple foods are secure. The public is urged to remain calm, as stock of staple foods is abundant at the market,” he said.

Bulog distributed SPHP rice to Gedhe Klaten Market twice: first on Monday, 23 February with 2,700 tonnes, and secondly on Friday, 27 February with 2,000 tonnes. Bulog maintains a rice reserve of approximately 25,000 tonnes that continues to move through distribution processes and farmer grain absorption.

Based on monitoring at Gedhe Klaten on Sunday, 22 February, red chilli pepper prices at retail trader level had reached IDR 110,000 per kilogramme, though this later declined to IDR 36,000 per kilogramme. Chicken egg prices dropped from IDR 30,000 to IDR 28,000 per kilogramme.

Staple food prices in Klaten Regency, Central Java have normalised, with supplies and stock secure and flowing smoothly heading into Ramadan. Packaged rice, previously sold at approximately IDR 14,000 to IDR 15,000 per kilogramme, now reaches IDR 16,000 to IDR 17,000 per kilogramme.

Grade I premium rice increased from IDR 14,400 per kilogramme to IDR 15,200 per kilogramme, whilst Grade II premium rice rose from IDR 14,000 to IDR 14,800 per kilogramme. Beef is sold at IDR 140,000 per kilogramme, chicken meat at IDR 39,000 per kilogramme, and chicken eggs at IDR 29,000 to IDR 31,500 per kilogramme.