Maintain Price Stability, Police Food Task Force Watches Rice Distribution Process

Illustration of the National Police Food Task Force (Ist)

JAKARTA - The National Police's Food Task Force (Satgas) oversees the distribution process to rice storage warehouses. The goal is to maintain the price stability of basic rice ingredients. "For steps from the National Police Food Task Force itself in maintaining rice price stability, namely by providing assistance, supervision of the distribution process of the SPHP rice program (Suplementation Stability and Food Price)," said Head of the National Police Food Task Force Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan in his statement, Friday, October 6. Supervision during the distribution process to prevent the spread of rogue practices of individuals. Meanwhile, warehouse supervision is to ensure that there is no hoarding and hoarding of rice. "As well as monitoring rice storage warehouses as a form of anticipation of hoarding by speculators and other actions that can lead to hampering the process of rice distribution lines to the public," he said. In addition, Howlsinu also mentioned based on Bulog data, government rice reserve indicative stocks or CBP as much as 1.7 million tons. Then, the sub-dismantan was dismantributed as much as 27,000 tons against imported rice originating from Vietta on 4 October. The rice was followed up by the Government imports in 2023 with a total of 2 million tons. More deeply, Whisnu explained that, the National Food Agency (Bapanas) has set the highest retail price (HET), namely zone areas A (Java, Lampung, South Sumaly, Bali and NTB) Rp10,900.zone area B ( Kalimantan, NTT, other Sumatra) Rp11,500. The C Maluku zone area, Maluku, Malut, Papua, West Papua is Rp11,800. Meanwhile, for the average price of medium rice at the enduser level, as of October 5, 2023, the zone A is Rp12,844 or 15.14 percent above HET.Zona B Rp13,567 or 15.24 percent above HET. The C zone, Rp14,800 or 20.27 percent above HET. And the price of medium rice sold at the Cipinang Main Center (PIBC) is Rp11, 117.117.

On the other hand, Whisnu said that related to law enforcement related to rice commodities, the National Police Food Task Force from January to October 2023 had processed 10 Police Reports (Lp). "With 10 suspects occurring in Banten, Bekasi and West Java, the LP status is currently 8 P 21 and 2 are still in the investigation stage. The modus operandi of the perpetrators is carried out by repacking and mixing," said Whisnu.