The prices of basic food in Pekanbaru experience a decrease today

News24xx.com - Thursday, May 24th, 2018, A number of food prices in the market of Pekanbaru City experienced a decrease. Such commodities even natural decline, such as chili, tomato also onions.

Department of Industry and Trade (DPP) Pekanbaru noted that red chili price from IDR 40 thousand dropped to IDR 29 thousand per kg, chili pepper from IDR 40 thousand per kg to IDR 35 thousand per kg, and red onion from IDR 35 thousand to IDR 30 thousand per kg, and tomatoes from IDR 10 thousand to IDR 8 thousand per kg. Then the carrots rose from IDR 10 thousand to IDR 12 thousand per kg.

While garlic still at IDR 24 thousand per kg, chicken meat also stays at IDR 28 thousand per kg, chicken eggs IDR 1.500 per egg, and beef IDR 120 thousand per kg. "There is already an incoming supply so that prices are falling" said the Head of DPP Pekanbaru, Ingot Ahmad Hutasuhut.

Ingot tells people not to panic, because the prices of basic foods are usually natural fluctuations. "We will continue to monitor and try to keep prices from rise up, especially since Bulog provides cheap food packages" he said.

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