Jakarta, May 12 -- The National Food Agency (Bapanas) is preparing for potential fluctuations in chili and shallot prices ahead of Eid al-Adha 2025 through cross-sectoral coordination to maintain supplies and safeguard people's purchasing power.

Director for Food Supply and Price Stabilization at Bapanas Maino Dwi Hartono noted in a statement here on Sunday that his agency had held a Coordination Meeting on Chili and Shallot Food Supply and Price Stabilization to address possible price swings.

He noted that the meeting was a follow-up to the previous inflation control meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

He highlighted that in early May, the price of curly chili stood at Rp31,811 (around US$1.92) per kilogram at the producer leve...