Bulog Papua Says Imported Vietnamese Rice is Premium Quality Some of the imported rice from Vietnam will be distributed to Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency Red: Lida Puspaningtyas

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAYAPURA -- Public Company (Perum) Bulog, Papua and West Papua Regional Office, stated that imported rice from Vietnam and Thailand is of premium quality, but the packaging is medium type so that the public does not need to worry about the quality of the rice. Procurement Manager for Papua and West Papua Bulog Regional Offices, Arwan Taufik in Jayapura, Friday, said that 13 thousand tons of rice came to his working area. "The rice that comes is to maintain the availability of rice stocks, which as of Thursday (16/5/2024) reached 35 thousand tons with sustainability for the next five months," he said. According to Taufik, 6,700 tons of this 13 thousand tons will be distributed to the Sorong work area and 6,650 tons to Papua. "The presence of Vietnamese and Thai rice is provided for ASN, TNI and Polri as well as the Food Supply and Price Stabilization (SPHP) program," he said. He explained that some of the imported rice from Vietnam would be distributed to Wamena, ...