Bulog Guarantees Safe Rice Stock During Emergency PPKM

JAKARTA - Perum Bulog guarantees the available rice stock in safe quantities while ensuring that it is able to deal with a surge in rice demand during the implementation of the emergency PPKM from July 3 to July 20, 2021.

Bulog's Corporate Secretary, Awaludin Iqbal, said that his party had issued instructions to all levels to prepare stocks of rice and other food needs which were the responsibility of Bulog to always be available in the community.

"There is no problem, Bulog guarantees that rice needs are available in the community even though there is a surge in demand. Bulog will use all existing instruments to ensure food availability," he said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, July 3.

Bulog ensures that all networks that work with Perum Bulog have provided rice needs at the local level both online and offline, as well as outlets belonging to Perum Bulog such as RPK (Rumah Pangan Kita) spread throughout Indonesia, as well as existing modern retail networks.

"Bulog also has an online sales system, namely Ipanganandotcom which will provide convenience and speed in purchasing food needs that are needed by the community. Food needs purchased through Ipanganandotcom will be delivered directly to the buyer's house so that it will accelerate and ensure the distribution of rice is directly accepted by the community," Awaludin said.

Until now, the number of rice stocks stored in Bulog warehouses throughout Indonesia is 1.4 million tons, this is a safe limit according to the government's assignment, which is 1-1.5 million tons.

"There is also no problem with distribution, because Bulog is included in the coverage of critical industrial sectors to fulfill people's daily basic needs, so our employees are allowed to work 100 percent with health protocols," he said.