in December 2018, the price of medium rice rose by almost Rp. 200 per kg
WartaJurnal . The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the average price of medium quality rice in December 2018 rose by around Rp194 per kilogram (kg) or 2.03 percent compared to the previous month to Rp9,798 per kg. The price increase also occurred in premium and low quality rice, respectively 0.48 percent and 0.07 percent to Rp9,818 per kg and Rp9,432 per kg. On average, the price of all types of rice at the wholesale level in December 2018 rose by 0.77 percent. While at the retail level, the average price of rice rose by 0.8 percent. BPS Head Suhariyanto said the increase occurred because there was an increase in prices at the level of farmers and mills. Recorded, the price of Dry Grain Harvest (GKP) at the farm level rose 2.35 percent to Rp 5,237 per kg. While the price of Dry Grain (GKG) at the grinding level rose 1.19 percent to Rp. 5,330 per kg. "The movement of fluctuations is increasing because it has not been harvested, usually later when the harvest begins to dec...