Bulog Ensures 450,000 Tons Of Imported Rice Enter This Month

Rice (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Perum Bulog ensures that as many as 450,000 tons of imported rice will return to Indonesia by the end of March 2024. The rice is part of the total quota this year of 3.6 million tons.

For your information, Perum Bulog is obliged to secure Government Rice Reserves (CBP) at the level of 1.2 million tons. This figure is a safe benchmark for rice stocks to stabilize.

Bulog's Director of Supply Chain and Public Service, Mokhammad Suyamto, said the 450,000 tons came from five countries namely Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan, Myanmar and Cambodia. However, the majority came from Thailand and Vietnam.

"Until March, 450,000 tons will still be entered," he said during a discussion at the Ministry of SOEs, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 20.

Suyamto explained that Perum Bulog had entered into a contract of 800,000 tons of rice through a business to business (B to B) scheme. Then, 100,000 tons through the government ton government (G to G) scheme from Thailand and Cambodia.

The policy of B to B is direct cooperation between Bulog and suppliers. Meanwhile, G to G is a collaboration between countries.

With this total, continued Suyamto, the total contracted rice import quota is 900,000 tons.

"The realization of the income, in general like this, the carrier over that entered 2023 in 2024 was 500,000 tons. Then we have a contract of 800,000 (in terms of) B2B, 100,000 (in total) G to G, so 900,000. Those that have entered 970.000," he said.

Suyamto said that after the amount was entered at the end of March, Bulog would monitor domestic stock and absorption capabilities.

"Until March we see enough, later April-May we will see the condition, then procurement will be carried out again," he explained.