[Kajian] FAMA Brinjal Price 2026: Three Readings, Falling Again
Decision details
Fits if: Brinjal wholesale buyers (fried-food shops, caterers, sambal sellers) who want to understand the discipline of reading official guide numbers across two dates — and are willing to read a study's limits.
Main drawback: n=3, a largest four-day gap with no middle reading, one class (long/peparu lowland) — round brinjal, asam brinjal and mini brinjal have no daily row at all; the national average hides state and premises variation.
Compare: three dated readings of the same class row; every reading bound to a fact-registry row; the class named on every reading; the delta computed over named readings; the limits section before conclusions.
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In this guide
Welcome to the third case file of the [Kajian] series. The second file ([Kajian] sawi price](/sayur/kajian-harga-sawi-fama/)) tracked the sawi row rising five sen; this third file tracks the brinjal row falling seven sen — on the same reading dates. Two files, two directions: that is not a coincidence hunted for, it is a coincidence recorded.
What is this study’s object, and why does it qualify?
Object: the TERUNG PANJANG/PEPARU (TANAH RENDAH) row in FAMA’s Daily Price Guide — the national average RM/kg across wholesale and public markets. It qualifies because this row has three dated readings already in the fact registry: RM8.19 on 27/9/2026, RM8.12 on 29/9/2026 and RM8.08 on 1/10/2026 [source] [source] [source] — with the class named identically on all three readings, this series’ strictest object condition. For a side check when buying: the official DOA list carries the brinjal variety PT1997 (Ping Tung Long) as a named cultivar — a checking tool if a seller names a variety [source].
What is one reading in our protocol?
This series’ protocol (named so others can check it; same as the sawi file, different object):
- One reading = one commodity-row value of a named class, from FAMA’s Daily Price Guide (the harga-pasaran-terkini Power BI), captured together with the reading date and its status as a national average.
- Object = the class row; NOT premises, NOT state, NOT another brinjal class.
- Who observes: our observation lane; readings are quoted from the fact registry, not memory.
- Built-in limit: the daily guide carries ONE brinjal row only [source].
How did the brinjal price move across the three readings?
| Reading | Value | Reading date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading 1 | RM8.19/kg | 27/9/2026 | [source] |
| Reading 2 | RM8.12/kg | 29/9/2026 | [source] |
| Reading 3 | RM8.08/kg | 1/10/2026 | [source] |
Both readings read the same row, the same class, the same unit, national average. A two-day gap — and on the same dates the sawi row moved the opposite way. The third reading (FAMA data 1/10/2026, fact-registry admission 2/10/2026) makes this file n=3: seven sen down, then four more on the third reading — two same-direction steps, still not a trend.
How big is that seven-sen delta?
The arithmetic shown: RM8.12 − RM8.19 = −RM0.07; (RM8.12 − RM8.19) ÷ RM8.19 ≈ −0.9% in two days [source] [source]. On the third reading: RM8.08 − RM8.12 = −RM0.04; (RM8.08 − RM8.12) ÷ RM8.12 ≈ −0.5% [source] [source]. Net across 27/9→1/10: RM8.08 − RM8.19 = −RM0.11 (≈ −1.3%). For the eye: at an RM8 price class, a zero-point-nine percent move is smaller than the difference between two ordinary market premises — its value is not magnitude, it is DIRECTION versus the sawi row over the same window.
What does this study NOT prove?
This series’ mandatory section — written before conclusions:
- Not a trend — three same-direction points still set no direction; −0.9% (RM8.12 − RM8.19) then −0.5% (RM8.08 − RM8.12) does not predict next week. [source] [source]
- Not a premises price — the national average hides state and market scatter.
- Not another class — round, asam and mini brinjal have no daily row; transferring the long-row number to them is class corruption [source].
- Not a FAMA purchase price — the guide’s printed disclaimer: general guide prices, not prices FAMA buys or sells at [source].
- Not ’the vegetable market is falling’ — the file pair sawi (+0.9%) versus this file (−0.9%, RM8.12 − RM8.19) [source] [source] proves rather the opposite: commodity rows move individually; generalisation across rows is not permitted by these two files.
Why do two files on the same dates teach discipline?
Because the biggest temptation for a price-report reader is concluding ’the market’ from one row. On 27/9-29/9 2026, the highland green mustard row rose five sen while the lowland long brinjal row fell seven sen [source] [source] [source] [source] — if you buy both commodities, your mixed basket cost moved in both directions at once. That is why every row deserves its own file, and why the whole-price pages (vegetable prices today Malaysia, vegetable prices today FAMA) must still be read row by row, dated.
What is next in this series: which object?
Candidate objects that already have TWO admitted readings in the same window: kangkung and bayam — both ALREADY CUT as this series’ fourth and fifth files (kangkung FAMA: RM5.23 on 27/9 [source] → RM5.23 on 29/9 [source], flat; bayam FAMA: RM5.53 [source] → RM5.55 [source], up two sen) — and bendi (RM8.16 [source] → RM8.13 [source]) still waits its file turn, not this file’s story. Other object proposals are welcome via WhatsApp below; series entry criteria: a named class row, two dated readings bound to the fact registry, no private business information lifted.
Neighbour pages that own other questions: today’s readings across vegetables at vegetable prices today Malaysia · the retail long-brinjal class at long brinjal per kilo · wholesale tomato prices at wholesale tomato prices.
We are not a brinjal seller and we do not verify any wholesaler’s offers. This file records the movement of an official row — only.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between this [Kajian] page and an ordinary brinjal wholesale price page?
The vegetable prices today FAMA page owns all brinjal classes and the buying checklist in one view. [Kajian] tracks ONE row across time — it answers 'how does a single guide number move', not 'what is the price today'. The two cross-link, they do not overlap.
Does a seven-sen fall mean brinjal prices are falling?
That cannot be concluded. Two points do not make a trend; -RM0.07 (-0.9%) (RM8.12 − RM8.19) [source] [source] in two days is an ordinary daily national-average movement. What can be said: guide numbers are not static, so compare quotations always on the same date. The third reading (RM8.08, 1/10/2026) is now its own table row — and two consecutive down-steps are still not a trend.
Why is the brinjal at my market more expensive than RM8.12?
RM8.12 is the national wholesale/public guide average on 29/9/2026 — not a ceiling and not a premises price [source]. Your market price carries chain, shrinkage and margin that a national average says nothing about.
Do round brinjal and mini brinjal have rows?
No. The full FAMA daily guide list (38 rows) carries a single brinjal row: TERUNG PANJANG/PEPARU (TANAH RENDAH) [source]. Other classes require dated seller quotations; borrowing the long row as a proxy for round is class corruption.
Why does this file pair with the sawi file?
Because both rows have two dated readings over the SAME window (27/9 and 29/9) with opposite deltas: sawi +0.9%, brinjal -0.9% (RM8.12 − RM8.19) [source] [source]. The pair teaches this series' most important reading rule — commodity rows move individually; do not use one row to represent the vegetable market.
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View dated retail references
Dated KPDN PriceCatcher retail reference; not our selling price, wholesale price, market average, stock confirmation or delivery promise.
| Vegetable | Unit | Premise | Date | Retail reference | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okra | 1 kg | MY HERO HYPERMARKET PRESINT 3 | MYR 6.76 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Okra | 1 kg | PASAR TANI, PRESINT 4 | MYR 11.00 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Red chilli (Kulai) | 1 kg | MY HERO HYPERMARKET PRESINT 3 | MYR 11.99 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Red chilli (Kulai) | 1 kg | PASAR TANI, PRESINT 4 | MYR 15.00 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Cucumber | 1 kg | MY HERO HYPERMARKET PRESINT 3 | MYR 3.99 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Cucumber | 1 kg | PASAR TANI, PRESINT 4 | MYR 4.50 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Tomato | 1 kg | MY HERO HYPERMARKET PRESINT 3 | MYR 5.29 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Tomato | 1 kg | PASAR TANI, PRESINT 4 | MYR 8.50 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Long bean | 1 kg | MY HERO HYPERMARKET PRESINT 3 | MYR 11.16 | KPDN PriceCatcher | |
| Long bean | 1 kg | PASAR TANI, PRESINT 4 | MYR 12.00 | KPDN PriceCatcher |