Authorities noted that unfavorable weather conditions and attacks from plant pests and diseases had temporarily disrupted agriculture production in several areas.
A customer (left) picks some red chili at a supermarket in Batam, Riau Islands, on Dec. 7, 2025. Natural disasters in the northern part of Sumatra caused the red chili price to surge to Rp 120,000 (US$7.19) per kilogram while green chili was sold at Rp 100,000 per kg. (JP/Fadli)
Average food prices in Indonesia showed mixed movements on Monday, with several staple commodities such as rice, sugar and beef recording declines, while chili prices continued to climb sharply, according to the Bank Indonesia’s National Strategic Food Price Information Center (PIHPS).The steepest increase was recorded in red bird’s eye chili, which rose 7.17 percent to Rp 72,500 (US$4.10) per kilogram, followed by green bird’s eye chili, which also climbed 2.47 percent to Rp 51,800 per kg, while large red chili increased 1.57 percent to Rp 54,950 per kg.
Curly red chili prices, meanwhile, rose 0.87 percent to Rp 52,300 per kg, extending upward pressure across the chili category.
National Food Agency (Bapanas) deputy for food availability and stabilization I Gusti Ketut Astawa, previously said supplies of red bird’s eye chili from production centers had started to improve, helping ease price pressures that had previously intensified.
