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Another great harvest but Indonesia wants to import 2 million tons of rice, why?

Rice
Indonesia
Published Mar 30, 2023

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The National Heat Agency (Bapanas) has again tasked Bulog with importing up to 2 million tons of rice in 2023 to fulfill the Government's Rice Reserves (CBP).

Deputy Minister of Agriculture (2010-2011), Bayu Krisnamurthi views that the fulfillment of rice reserves for Indonesia faces many problems, one of which is related to climate change which causes flooding to drought which causes crop failure.

Currently CBP at Bulog is only around 200 thousand tonnes, so in order to ensure that CBP is met, the government needs additional imports given that domestic production is insufficient and the rice level for farmers is high.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia- The National Heat Agency (Bapanas) has again assigned Bulog to import up to 2 million tons of rice in 2023 to fulfill the Government's Rice Reserves (CBP). Deputy Minister of Agriculture (2010-2011), Bayu Krisnamurthi views that the fulfillment of rice reserves for Indonesia faces many problems, one of which is related to climate change which causes flooding to drought which causes crop failure. Currently, CBP at Bulog is only around 200 thousand tonnes, so to ensure that CBP is met, the government needs additional imports, given that domestic production is insufficient and the rice level for farmers is ...
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