ICCC declared goods

Monitored goods tracker

Rice, flour and sugar are declared under the Prices Regulation Act for price monitoring only. Their prices are not fixed or controlled. What we can do is measure them: how far each price has moved, how much of that comes from import costs, and what the same item costs in different shops.

Ramu White Sugar

Ramu · Ramu Agri-Industries Limited

Monitored, not fixed

K9.20

average shelf price

+7.1%
12 stores48 verified prices
Explained by import costs14.5% of 7.1%

The movement is fully consistent with import costs.

K8.24

Papindo Supermarket - Top Town

K10.08

RH Hypermarket Waigani

22.3% gap for the same item across the stores we check.

Read the Prices Regulation Act declaration

Flame Flour

Flame · Goodman Fielder (PNG) Limited

Monitored, not fixed

K14.85

average shelf price

2 stores2 verified prices

Price unchanged since the last check. Import, freight, fuel and exchange costs are tracked for the next movement.

K5.80

Instana Supermarket

K23.90

Bintagor Supermarket

312.1% gap for the same item across the stores we check.

Read the Prices Regulation Act declaration

3-Roses Flour

3-Roses · New Guinea Tablebirds Limited

Monitored, not fixed

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average shelf price

0 stores0 verified prices

Price unchanged since the last check. Import, freight, fuel and exchange costs are tracked for the next movement.

Read the Prices Regulation Act declaration

Roots Rice

Roots · Trukai Industries Limited

Monitored, not fixed

K5.50

average shelf price

1 stores1 verified prices

Price unchanged since the last check. Import, freight, fuel and exchange costs are tracked for the next movement.

Read the Prices Regulation Act declaration

What is driving import costs

Figures for October 2026 are sourced from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Bank of Papua New Guinea exchange rate data as of 6 November 2026. Period: 2026-10.

FAO Food Price Index133.9
FAO Cereal Price Index116.8
FAO Rice Price Index121.3
FAO Sugar Price Index121.3
Wheat (USD/tonne)—
Freight index—
Fuel / energy index—
PGK per USD4.484

Stretch the budget

  • Compare the same item across shops, trade stores and local markets before buying.
  • Where local staples are available, use starchy root crops, garden produce and local fish to supplement rice and flour.
  • Avoid panic buying and stockpiling: it pushes prices up for everyone.
  • Build a list with a budget limit and let the app show the cheapest way to fill it.

Published advisories

Automatic, on unexplained movement
No advisory has been needed yet. The watch runs every Monday and publishes only when a monitored price moves further than import costs can explain.

Monitoring does not fix a price. Retailers remain free to set their own prices and compete, provided pricing decisions are made independently and comply with competition law. Read the ICCC notice