National Rice Stock is Sufficient until Early 2026, Bapanas: Prices are Still Under Control

JAKARTA - The National Food Agency (Bapanas) ensures that the availability of national rice is in a safe condition and is able to meet the needs of the community until early 2026. In addition to adequate stocks, the prices of staple foods are also ensured to be within the controlled range before Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 (Nataru).

This certainty was conveyed by the Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilization of Bapanas, I Gusti Ketut Astawa, when he directly reviewed the supply and price of food at Transmart Cempaka Putih, Jakarta, Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

"From the results of direct checks, we see that the supply of food, especially rice, is in good condition and there are no significant disruptions at the distribution level. Prices are also still within a controlled range," said Ketut Astawa in an official statement, Wednesday, December 24.

Bapanas noted that the estimated national rice stock until the end of 2025 is still in the range of 12.5 million tons, including reserves managed by Perum Bulog. With the national rice consumption requirement of around 2.5 million tons per month, the stock is considered capable of meeting the needs of the community for almost five months to come or until 2026.

Not only rice, Ketut said the availability of other staple food commodities was also monitored to be safe. Food distribution was assessed to run smoothly despite weather challenges in a number of regions.

Ketut also reiterated the direction of the Minister of Agriculture as the Head of the National Food Agency to ensure that all food business actors maintain business ethics and do not take advantage of the momentum of major religious holidays to manipulate prices.

"The message from the Head of the Agency is very clear. No party should take advantage of the situation when the public needs peace of mind and certainty. The government will not hesitate to take action if violations are found," he said.

To maintain price and supply stability, Bapanas together with the Food Task Force continues to strengthen supervision in the field and coordinate with local governments.

The food and trade services in the region are asked to intensify price monitoring, including ensuring compliance with the Highest Retail Price (HET) of rice.

"We continue to strengthen coordination with the local government, both in securing distribution, delivering rice needs, and distributing food assistance to disaster-affected areas," concluded Ketut Astawa.