Today, the price of rice in Pekanbaru is being more expensive

News24xx.com - The price of rice in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province for today on Saturday, January 20, 2018 is still quite high. Many branded rice have increases of price until to IDR 500 for one kg.

Data from Pekanbaru Industry and Trade Office (Disperindag) Pekanbaru, for the brand of Topi Koki is sold at IDR 12,500 per kg, Belida is sold at IDR 12,500, and Mundam is sold at IDR 12,500 per kg. While Ramos with a price of IDR 13 thousand per kg and Pandan Wangi sold at IDR 14 thousand per kg.

Head of Disperindag Pekanbaru, Ingot Ahmad Hutasuhut said, "The increase of rice price in Pekanbaru has been happening since the beginning of the week," he said.

Ingot said if price increases continue to happen and uncontrolled, then they will plan intervention.

"We will communicate with the Logistics Agency (Bulog) to conduct a market operations or not. Now, we will see first," he said.

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