Availability Of Rice In Boalemo, Gorontalo Guaranteed For The Next 3 Months

Rice (photo: Doc Antara)

JAKARTA - Bulog Gorontalo guarantees the availability of rice for the people in Boalemo Regency, Gorontalo Province. The reason is, the rice is available for the next three months.

"The availability of rice in Bongo's warehouse, Boalemo Regency is 314 tons," said Head of Gorontalo Bulog Munafri Syamsudin quoting Antara.

Munafri said this week there would be an additional 500 tons of rice in Bongo's warehouse, Boalemo Regency, so that the availability of rice would reach 814 tons for the next three months.

He emphasized that the availability of rice owned by Bulog Gorontalo Branch is quite large, so that it can be sufficient for the sale of rice supply stabilization and food prices (SPHP) for the next three months.

"Bulog provides specifically for medium class SPHP rice and food assistance to be distributed for the next three months for Boalemo Regency," said Munafri.

He admitted that Bulog always coordinates with the Food Service of Boalemo Regency to hold cheap markets.

"On March 7, we will hold a cheap market simultaneously throughout the province, one of which is in Tilamuta District, Boalemo Regency," he said.

Munafri added that Bulog also cooperates with partners or retailers, kiosks and Rumah Pangan Kita (RPK) to collect SPHP rice by buying it to Bulog at a warehouse price of Rp9,950 per kilogram and can be resold at the highest retail price (HET) of Rp10,900 per kilogram.