Food Preparations Until Eid Already 90 Percent, Badanas: The Rest Are Just Waiting For Imports To Enter

Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi (Photo: Mery Handayani)

Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi revealed that the preparation of food supply during Ramadan to Eid al-Fitr or Eid Al-Fitr 2023 has reached 90 percent.

"The preparation of Eid food is almost 90 percent," he said when contacted by VOI, Sunday, March 26.

Arief explained that the rest were that there were still some items waiting for the arrival of imports. Such as frozen buffalo and beef.

"10 percent are waiting for the arrival of goods that are still dependent from abroad," he said.

For frozen buffalo meat, continued Arief, it will soon enter Indonesia. It is targeted that by the end of April 20,000 tons will be entered.

"It will enter around 20,000 tons of frozen buffalo meat until the end of April 2023. It comes from India. If our stock of ruminant meat is very sufficient," he explained.

For your information, imports for frozen buffalo meat will be carried out as much as 100,000 tons by Bulog. While beef is as much as 100,000 tons by ID FOOD.

"Bulog has prepared. By the end of 2023, 100,000 tons have been assigned," he said.