Bulog Intensifies Delivery of Premium Rice to Eastern Indonesia Ahead of Nataru Bulog carries out initial shipment to Batam. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Bulog will intensify the delivery of premium rice to the eastern regions of Indonesia ahead of Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026. Bulog CEO Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani conveyed that the shipments are targeted for Maluku, Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to ensure food availability for the people. Today, Thursday (27/11/2025), Bulog carried out the initial shipment to Batam, amounting to 48 tons of premium rice with the Setra Ramos and Punakawan brands. “So it’s not just this that we will send to Batam, but we will also send to the eastern regions of Indonesia, specifically. In Maluku, Papua, NTT, we will also send because many of our brothers and sisters in the eastern regions of Indonesia are Nasrani,” said Rizal in Jakarta, Thursday (27/11/2025). Stocks in the Batam warehouse are recorded at 3,200 tons, while in Karimun Island, they are 250 tons. The reserves of premium rice in major warehouses across Indonesia reach nearly 150,000 tons. The shipment to ...