Absorption of Rice without Quality Requirements Will Continue Until 2026 The purchase program of any quality aims to ensure that all farmers' rice is absorbed. Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Director of Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani said that the policy of purchasing rice at Rp6,500 per kilogram regardless of quality will continue until 2026 as a form of protection for farmers and strengthening of rice absorption nationwide. Rizal said that the policy is in line with the instructions of President Prabowo Subianto and has been discussed with Bulog's board of directors as well as reported to the Minister of Agriculture and Head of the National Food Agency Andi Amran Sulaiman and the Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan. "So we have already discussed it. It will indeed remain any quality. What is the purpose of any quality? It is to make the farmers happy, so all our rice is absorbed," said Rizal during a press conference titled Bulog's Critical Achievements 2025 and Strategic Steps 2026 in Jakarta, Friday (1/2/2025). The any quality purchasing program aims to ensure that all farmers' rice is absorbed at the government price, ...