{
  "id": 17799186,
  "title": "El Niño keeps food prices hot despite easing inflation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/el-nino-keeps-food-prices-hot-despite-easing-inflation",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/02/el-nio-keeps-food-prices-hot-despite-easing-inflation.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "October's food inflation in Indonesia surged to 5.81 percent, maintaining an upward trajectory that began in July. Despite a slight easing in inflation for the month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth remained high, reaching 3.23 percent year-on-year, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) official Ateng Hartono. The trend is attributed to El Niño's impact on harvest yields, particularly affecting key commodity groups like transportation, personal care, and food, beverages, and tobacco. Ateng highlighted that chili and fish harvests declined in some regions, while other crops saw increases. The heaviest impact was felt in food, beverages, and tobacco, with notable declines in red and bird's eye chili production. Although inflation has slightly eased to a range of 1.5 to 3.5 percent set by Bank Indonesia (BI), the food sector's inflation remains the most significant factor driving the overall increase.",
  "summary": "October’s volatile food inflation stood at 5.81 percent, continuing an upward trend that began in July.",
  "key_points": [
    "Indonesia's food inflation reached 5.81% in October, continuing July's upward trend",
    "El Niño impact on harvests drives high food sector inflation, including chili and fish declines",
    "Bank Indonesia's inflation range of 1.5-3.5% still leaves food sector as primary driver"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}