JAKARTA The economist from the Indonesian Center of Reform on Economic (CORE), Eliza Mardian, said that the distribution of rice supply stabilization and food prices (SPHP) had no significant effect in maintaining rice price stability.
The SPHP intervention is not significant in maintaining rice stability, because the government's rice supply is not as much as private ones. As a proxy, Bulog absorbs rice per juni, only 2.4 million tons, while the production of rice from January to June 2025 is 19 million tons. This means that the government can only absorb 12.5 percent. Bulog's stock, which reached 4.7 million, was partly yesterday's stock and the remaining imports," he said, Friday, September 5, 2025.
Therefore, if the government carries out market operations through SPHP rice, the results will not be significant, although it can be an alternative for the lower middle class so that they can buy rice at an affordable price.
Actually, there are several factors why medium rice suddenly falls in the market, but the most decisive factor is the condition of Indonesia, which is currently still not conducive, the public who is disappointed with several policies and angry because of non-rempati public officials. If the price of rice continues to rise for no significant reason, this will further invite public anger, because stomach affairs are very, very sensitive, "explained Eliza.
He is worried that if the government cannot control rice prices according to the ability of low-income people, it will have an impact on the dark public's disappointment that cannot buy rice because it is too expensive. Meanwhile, in terms of increasing income, it is not proportional to the increase in the prices of necessities for living in the market.
So in order not to spread anywhere, the price of rice is adjusted and also because some areas have already harvested the second season. So that the price of rice goes to a new balance supply demand. So it's not just because there is an adjustment to HET or the distribution of SPHP," he said.
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Sebelumnya, Mendagri Tito Karnavian menyoroti kenaikan harga beras di ratusan wilayah. Tercatat ada 214 kabupaten/kota yang harga berasnya melampaui harga eceran tertinggi (HET).
Karena itu, dia meminta Kementerian Pertanian (Kementan) dan Badan Urusan Logistik (Bulog) untuk memberi perhatian pada 214 kabupaten/kota yang harga berasnya tercatat melampaui HET.
Menurut mendagri, instrumen utama pemerintah untuk meredam harga beras adalah menggencarkan penyaluran beras stabilisasi pasokan dan harga pangan (SPHP) serta bantuan pangan beras 10 kilogram yang dinilai sudah menunjukkan hasil positif.
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Previously, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian highlighted the increase in rice prices in hundreds of regions. There are 214 districts/cities whose rice prices exceed the highest retail price (HET).
Therefore, he asked the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) and the Logistics Affairs Agency (Bulog) to pay attention to 214 districts/cities whose rice prices were recorded to exceed the HET.
According to the Minister of Home Affairs, the government's main instrument to reduce rice prices is to intensify the distribution of rice supply stabilization and food prices (SPHP) as well as 10 kilograms of rice food assistance which is considered to have shown positive results.
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