Keeping stocks, Head of the National Food Agency of Indonesia says they will import 22,500 tons of Cambodian rice
Rice
Indonesia
Cambodia
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Published Mar 19, 2024
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The Indonesian government is taking steps to ensure rice availability domestically and through imports from Cambodia, in preparation for the Eid al-Fitr holiday and to maintain stable prices. The National Food Agency (Bapanas) is also preparing for the main harvest in March-April and has provided rice aid to 22 million families for six months. The government aims to maintain Bulog's rice stock at 1.2 million tons until June.
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi said the government will fulfill rice availability both through domestic procurement and also imports from Cambodia. This rice procurement is to meet domestic needs ahead of Eid al-Fitr. "We prioritize domestic production, only for Bulog today's availability is from abroad. 22,500 (tons) from Cambodia," said Arief at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday (18/3/2024). Arief ensured that the government would maintain the prices of various basic necessities, including rice, ahead of the holidays. Apart from that, Bapanas is also preparing for the main harvest in March-April. He said, with the correction of the current grain price to IDR 6,700, it will also affect the price of rice as long as production remains in line with the planning target. Arief said that the government had also provided assistance to the lower classes by distributing 10 kg of rice food aid. The rice assistance ...
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