Amran Deploys Task Force to Monitor Rice Prices: Thank God, Prices Drop, People Are Happy! Bapanas says the surveillance will be focused on 51 regencies/cities in 22 provinces Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Ichsan Emrald Alamsyah

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TANGERANG -- The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Andi Amran Sulaiman has directed the formation of a special team to monitor rice prices in various regions. This step is a follow-up to the government's efforts to reduce national rice prices, which are now showing positive results. Bapanas noted that the monitoring will focus on 51 regencies/cities in 22 provinces that still record price fluctuations above reasonable limits. The Rice Price Control Task Force will work simultaneously with Bulog, producers, distributors, and modern retail networks to ensure compliance with the Highest Retail Price (HET) regulations. "Our goal is to reduce prices, right? They have already gone down. The market operations, thank God, have been successful, because according to BPS the prices have dropped and there has even been rice deflation. Our goal is to reduce prices so that the people are happy," said Amran when met in Tangerang, Banten, on Monday (3/11/2025). Amran, ...