West Java Leads National Rice Absorption Until May 2025 West Java's historical achievement in national rice absorption is highlighted by the government p Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Friska Yolandha

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — West Java Province is the largest contributor to national rice absorption. Until early May 2025, the total absorption carried out by Perum Bulog in West Java reached 352,680 tons. That is the highest figure in the history of absorption in the West Java Bulog region. Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, said that this achievement was proof of a big leap from the results of the production acceleration policy that was pushed since the beginning of President Prabowo Subianto's administration. He first touched on the overall statistics. National rice absorption has reached 2 million tons until the beginning of this month. This fact makes it the highest absorption figure in the last 57 years. Amran emphasized that this is an exponential leap that has never happened before. Furthermore, the Minister of Agriculture specifically touched on the situation in West Java. "This is not just about numbers, but about our success in protecting farmers ...