JAKARTA - The government has decided to increase the Government Rice Reserve (CBP) stock to 4 million tons in 2026. This figure is up from the target of 3 million tons this year and will be stored in Perum Bulog warehouses.
The decision was conveyed by Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan after a meeting of the Government Food Reserve (CPP) at the Coordinating Ministry for Food Office, Central Jakarta, Monday, December 29.
The meeting was attended by a number of heads of related ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade, the National Food Agency, the National Nutrition Agency, and Perum Bulog.
Zulhas, a nickname for Zulkifli Hasan, said that in addition to rice, the government also increased the government's corn reserves to 1 million tons from the previous 300,000 tons. This policy was taken to maintain national food availability, especially in the face of next year's needs.
"We decided, our government rice reserves from 3 million tons we increased to 4 million tons. So that it is easier, yes, later for SPHP, for food assistance, and so on. Corn, because it is also necessary, if eggs need a lot, chickens need a lot, they need a lot of feed. Yesterday we reserved 300,000 tons, now we have increased it to 1 million tons," he said in a press conference, Monday, December 29, 2025.
Zulhas explained that the increase in rice stocks was carried out in line with the high food needs of the community in 2026, including to support the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Program. Currently, the national rice demand reaches around 4.8 million tons per month, beyond the needs for the program.
In addition to rice and corn, continued Zulhas, the government is also preparing steps to maintain meat supplies. One of them is by making it easier to import live cattle to encourage the development of domestic livestock and at the same time ensure the availability of stocks.
"Now this has become a question about meat. Meat has two choices. If we want empowerment, then we free the import of sapinya. Cows, so that they have added value. So if the cow is alive, it is cared for, there is fattening, there is grass, there are those who buy it, it already has added value. We are free, make it easier," he said.
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