Kediri, East Java, May 25 -- East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa stated that the cheap food market operation ahead of the 2026 Eid al-Adha is aimed at controlling prices and maintaining the affordability of food prices.

"Ahead of Eid al-Adha, we want the public to be calm because the food staples are available, distribution is smooth, and prices remain controlled. Therefore, we continue to hold cheap markets so that the community can obtain basic commodities at affordable prices," she said in her statement here on Sunday.

In the subsidized market held in Kediri, the commodities sold were on average below the highest retail price (HET). Premium rice was sold at Rp14,000 per kilogram (kg) and medium rice distributed under the Food...