Bapanas Says Food Stock Surplus by 2025, Indonesia Does Not Need to Import This Year The government has been preparing for a long time to ensure strategic food availability. Red: Satria K Yudha

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The government stated that Indonesia will not conduct strategic food imports throughout 2026. The strong remaining stock from 2025 (carry over stock) is deemed sufficient to support national consumption needs and maintain price stability. The National Food Agency assessed that the decision to avoid imports is supported by the carry over stock of staple foods, which is at a safe level until early 2026. Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilization of the National Food Agency, I Gusti Ketut Astawa, said that the government has been prepared for a long time to ensure the availability of strategic staple foods for the people. “From the perspective of consumption needs for all of Indonesia, it has been ensured that most of the strategic staple foods have strong carry over stock and do not require importation,” said Ketut, confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday (1/1/2026). In the National Food Balance Projection 2026 processed by the National Food Agency together ...