[Kajian] FAMA Cili Kulai Price 2026: Two Readings, Two Sen Down

Welcome to the seventh case file of the [Kajian] series. This file brings the object that once FAILED to enter the series — and the reason it failed is the series’ most important lesson: class matching. The cili merah Kulai / Kulai hibrid row now holds two dated readings whose label prints verbatim-identical on both dates — the same test that rejected cili before admits it now.

What is the object, and why does it qualify?

Object: the CILI MERAH KULAI / KULAI HIBRID row in FAMA’s Daily Price Guide — national average RM/kg, one of seven cili rows in the guide. It qualifies for two reasons: the row holds TWO dated readings already in our fact registry — RM17.02 on 29/9/2026 and RM17.00 on 1/10/2026 ^{[source] [source]} — and it is the MOST EXPENSIVE row in the daily guide’s cili basket: on 29/9 the seven cili rows stood across RM10.72 to RM17.02 ^[source], and this row is the top of that range.

What counts as one reading in our protocol?

The series protocol (named so others can audit it; same as the earlier files, different object):

• One reading = one value of a named commodity-class row from FAMA’s Daily Price Guide (Power BI current-market-prices), captured together with the reading date and its status as a national average.
• Object = the class row; NOT premises, NOT a state, NOT another cili class — and for this file, the class must print verbatim-identical on every reading.
• Who observes: our observation lane; readings are quoted from the fact registry, never from memory.
• Built-in limit: the daily guide carries seven separate cili rows; only one is followed here ^[source].

How does the cili kulai price move between two readings?

Both readings read the same row, the same class (verbatim label), the same unit (RM/kg, national average). A two-day gap — and at the RM17 level, a two-sen step is the finest RELATIVE movement this series has recorded so far.

How big is a two-sen move?

The arithmetic is shown: RM17.00 − RM17.02 = −RM0.02; (RM17.00 − RM17.02) ÷ RM17.02 ≈ −0.1% in two days ^{[source] [source]}. For the eye: at the RM5 level, bayam’s one-two sen steps equal 0.2-0.4% per step; at the RM17 level, two sen is only 0.1% — the higher the price level, the finer a sen’s value. A record is still a record: this file exists because its readings are dated and auditable, not because the step is dramatic.

What this study does NOT prove

The series’ mandatory section — written before the conclusion:

1. Not a trend — two points do not set a direction; −0.1% (RM17.00 − RM17.02) over two days does not predict next week ^{[source] [source]}.
2. Not premises prices — the national average hides state and market scatter; your premises cili can legitimately sit far from RM17.00 ^[source].
3. Not other cili classes — the six neighbouring rows (hijau, hijau import, merah import, merah Thai, merah China, merah minyak) move independently; transplanting the Kulai number onto them is class corruption ^{[source] [source]}.
4. Not FAMA’s buying price — the guide’s printed disclaimer: indicative wholesale/public-market prices, not prices FAMA buys or sells at ^[source].
5. Not ‘cili is expensive’ — RM17.02 is the top of the seven-row range on 29/9, not a statement about the cili market as a whole ^[source].

Why the class is the object — not the commodity “cili”

Because this is exactly how cili once failed to enter the series: two readings whose classes do not match are not two readings of one object. The FAMA daily guide does not carry “cili” — it carries seven separate cili rows, each a pricing world of its own ^[source]. This file stands because its label prints the same on both reading dates; when any neighbouring class earns two matching readings of its own, it deserves its own file — not a fold into this one.

What is next in this series?

The eighth case file is cut simultaneously with this one: [Kajian] tomato FAMA — the TOMATO (TANAH TINGGI) row with two admitted readings and the largest step by value (sixteen sen). After that: the kubis bulat classes. Other object proposals are welcome via WhatsApp below; series entry criteria: a named class row (verbatim label), two dated readings bound to the fact registry, no private business information lifted.

Neighbour pages with different questions: all daily-guide classes at FAMA daily prices · the fine-resolution neighbour at [Kajian] bayam FAMA · retail classes and wholesale channels at kedai sayur borong runcit.

We are not cili sellers and do not vouch for any wholesaler’s offer. This file records the movement of one official row — that is all.