Indonesian President Jokowi: Adequate rice stocks, no need for imports

...(because) if the price of unhusked rice has fallen, it also means that the price of rice has decreased. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Domestic food stocks are sufficient for meeting national needs as some regions in Indonesia are in the middle of the harvest season, and therefore, no imports are needed currently, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. "We are having the harvest season. Imports are only necessary when there is no supply nor harvesting activity," he said during a working visit to Bandung District, West Java Province, on Monday. It has been reported that a number of food production areas in Indonesia will have their harvest season from February to March 2023. On the occasion, President Jokowi also spoke with local farmers regarding the current price of unhusked rice as well as some agricultural needs. "I just chatted directly with the farmers on how much the price of wet unhusked rice, (as well as) how much the price of dried unhusked rice (is)," he said. ...