Keep The Supply, Bulog Boss Secures 300,000 Tons Of Imported Rice From Thailand And Pakistan

President Director of Perum Bulog Bayu Krisnamurthi. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Perum Bulog stated that there would be an additional 300,000 tons of stock from abroad. The rice will be imported from Thailand and Pakistan.

President Director of Perum Bulog Bayu Krisnamurthi said the 300,000 tons of rice that had been contracted were part of the rice import quota this year.

The government has set a quota of imports of rice this year as much as 3.6 million tons. Where, initially the quota set was 2 million tons, then added 1.6 million tons.

"Then yesterday only (the contract again) was 300,000 tons," he said when met at the DPR Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 13.

Bayu said that Bulog obtained import contracts of 300,000 tons from two countries, namely Thailand and Pakistan.

"The main 300.000 tonnes of rice (from) Thailand and Pakistan," said Bayu.

Bayu explained, with a contract of 300,000 tons of imported rice, the total imports of rice that had contracted were almost one million tons.

Bayu said Bulog had managed to contract 500,000 tons of rice. In total, Bulog has now managed to secure 800,000 tons of imported rice.

"Continue to January 500,000 (it has been contracted)," said Bayu.