Bulog Targets to Collect 4 Million Tons of Farmers' Rice in 2026

JAKARTA - Director of Perum Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani said his party targets the absorption of as much as four million tons of rice equivalent and one million tons of farmers' corn throughout 2026 as part of the strategic plan to strengthen national food security.

Rizal said the target for the absorption of four million tons of rice was determined based on the results of a limited coordination meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Food and Agriculture as a step to maintain national stocks while ensuring that farmers' harvests are optimally absorbed.

"Yes, this is Bulog's strategic plan for the future, the strategic plan for 2026, the first is that in the future Bulog will carry out absorption in accordance with the decision of Rakortas is four million tons," said Rizal Rizal in a press conference entitled Bulog's Crucial Achievement 2025 and Strategic Steps to Absorb four million tons of farmers' rice in 2026 2026, in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Saturday, January 3.

In addition to rice, Bulog also plans to absorb one million tons of corn in 2026 to strengthen food reserves and support the stability of feed prices in the country.

To support increased absorption, Bulog has also prepared the construction of 100 post-harvest infrastructure in the form of new warehouses, rice milling units (RMU), and other supporting facilities in various rice production centers.

In 2026, Bulog also received an assignment to absorb people's cooking oil of around 35 percent of the national domestic market obligation (DMO) to maintain the supply and stability of Minyakita prices.

On the distribution side, Bulog targets the distribution of rice food assistance of around 720 thousand tons for four months to 18 million beneficiaries in accordance with government policies.

The distribution of food assistance is focused on maintaining the purchasing power of vulnerable people and controlling food price pressures during certain periods throughout the year.

Then the rice Supply and Food Price Stabilization (SPHP) program is also targeted to reach 1.5 million tons in 2026 and is planned to last throughout the year without interruption.

Although it runs throughout the year, the distribution of SPHP will be adjusted at the peak of the harvest in March, April, and August with a reduction in volume in the production center area.

The regulation aims to prevent excess supply in the local market of production centers, while the distribution of SPHP in non-centers remains normal.

In addition, Bulog also prepared emergency assistance rice reserves of 25 thousand tons to respond quickly to food needs due to disasters or emergency conditions.

As for Bulog's performance until December 31, 2025, it recorded the procurement of rice equivalent to 3,191,969 tons, which came from the absorption of 4,537,490 tons of harvested dry rice (GKP), 6,863 tons of milled dry rice (GKG), and 765,504 tons of rice.

This achievement is a strategic foundation in strengthening the Government Rice Reserve (CBP) as well as maintaining the continuity of production and farmers' income.

In addition to rice, the food SOE also recorded the procurement of domestic corn of 101,968 tons, consisting of 101,770 tons through the PSO scheme and 198 tons of commercial. This step maintains price stability at the producer level and ensures the sustainability of the national corn supply.

On the distribution side, Bulog has distributed food assistance of almost 785 thousand tons as social protection for vulnerable people.

Meanwhile, the distribution of SPHP Rice touched 802.939 tons and SPHP Corn of 51.211 tons became an important instrument in holding down price volatility and maintaining supply stability at the consumer level.

In terms of readiness of reserves, as of the end of 2025, Bulog's PSO stock was recorded at 3.25 million tons, continuing the positive trend after achieving the highest stock in history of around 4.2 million tons in mid-2025.

In emergency situations, Bulog also distributed disaster assistance of 14,227 tons in the Sumatra region, with distribution covering Aceh of 8,676 tons, North Sumatra of 4,482 tons, and West Sumatra of 1,069 tons.