Amran Says Indonesia Also Influences Global Rice Prices, How Is That Possible? Amran says efforts to strengthen rice production have an impact on global prices Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Ichsan Emrald Alamsyah

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that Indonesia has shifted its role from an importer to one of the countries contributing to the reduction of global food prices. According to him, this is not unrelated to the direct directive from President Prabowo Subianto to halt rice imports by 2025. Automatically, there are government efforts to strengthen domestic production. Amran said, this step is not only to reduce import dependency, but also has a direct impact on lowering global rice prices. “Indonesia is now helping to reduce global rice prices, from around 650 US dollars per ton down to 371 dollars. This is thanks to the work of farmers and the major policies of President Prabowo,” said the figure who also serves as the Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) during the Inflation Control Meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta, quoted on Wednesday (11/5/2025). Data on the price of 5 percent white rice (Free on Board/FOB) ...