Badanas Relaksasi HET Beras Premium 10-24 March 2024

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JAKARTA - The government through the National Food Agency (Bapanas) has decided to implement the highest retail price relaxation (HET) for premium rice. This will be enforced temporarily from March 10 to March 23, 2024.

Head of Badanas Arief Prasetyo Adi explained that the temporary implementation of the premium rice HET relaxation which was implemented during the two weeks aims to maintain supply stability and premium rice prices at the consumer level.

"Of course, after we pay close attention to the condition of availability, supply, and price of premium rice in traditional and modern retail markets, there is a need for an effort to continue to maintain supply stability and premium rice prices at the consumer level through the relaxation of HET premium rice," said Arief, Sunday, February 10.

Arief said that this relaxation is expected to make it easier for people to get access to rice purchases in the market, so that they are more comfortable carrying out Ramadan fasting.

"The relaxation of the premium rice HET is temporary for two weeks. After that, the price of premium rice will again follow the HET according to the Regulation of the National Food Agency (Perbadan) Number 7 of 2023. Later in the fourth week, we believe that the supply and availability of rice will increase with the existence of rice harvest," he said.

The premium rice HET relaxation currently targets 8 regions. HET is adjusted to a difference of more than Rp. 1,000 per kilogram (kg) compared to the previous HET.

In Java, Lampung, and South Sumatra, the premium rice HET relaxation was applied to Rp 14,900 per kg from the previous HET at Rp 13,900 per kg.

Then the areas of Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Bengkulu, Riau, Riau Islands, Jambi, and Bangka Belitung Islands, the premium rice HET relaxation was enforced at IDR 15,400 per kg from the previous HET of IDR 14,400 per kg.

For the Bali and Nusa Tenggara regions, the relaxation of premium rice HET at Rp. 15,400 per kg from the previous HET was Rp. 14,400 per kg. This also applies the same in the East Nusa Tenggara region with a premium HET relaxation of Rp. 15,400 per kg from the previous HET of Rp. 14,400 per kg.

Meanwhile, for the Sulawesi region, the relaxation of premium rice HET was Rp. 14,900 per kg from the previous HET of Rp. 13,900 per kg. For the Kalimantan region, the relaxation of premium rice HET was Rp. 15,400 per kg from the previous HET of Rp. 14,400 per kg.

Finally, for the Maluku region, the relaxation of the premium rice HET to Rp. 15,800 per kg compared to the previous HET was Rp. 14,800 per kg. The relaxation of the premium rice HET for the Papua region is exactly the same as the Maluku region.