Bulog Karawang Serap 2.500 Tons of Rice per Day Throughout January 2026

Illustration - Farmers harvest rice in the middle of a flooded rice field. (Photo: ANTARA)

KARAWANG - Perum Bulog Branch Office of Karawang Regency, West Java, stated that the absorption of dry milled rice in January 2026 averaged 1,500 to 2,500 tons per day.

"The absorption of the rice is done directly from the farmers," said Head of Perum Bulog Branch Karawang Umar Said, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, January 31.

He said that if it was assumed that one farmer sold about 10 tons of grain, then there were 250 farmers or harvest points whose total had been absorbed by Bulog Karawang.

In the midst of extreme weather like this, Bulog Karawang ensures that it will absorb the grain with its original quality.

"We receive all the quality of our grain. In principle, farmers' grain should not be rejected as long as it has entered the harvest season and the grain is clean and separated from dirt or straw and other objects," he said.

Umar Said said that in general, Bulog Karawang has absorbed 14,041 tons of harvested dry rice throughout January 2026.

Around 80 percent of the rice absorbed was the rice of farmers whose rice fields were affected by floods.

According to him, the absorption of rice is carried out according to the government purchase price (HPP) of Rp. 6,500 per kilogram, even though the price in the market has decreased significantly.

He admitted that the flooding that hit the rice fields currently had an impact on the decline in the price of grain, reaching a price range of Rp. 2,500 to Rp. 3,000 per kilogram.

This condition has the potential to harm farmers if there is no intervention from the government, so Bulog is down to buy rice according to the HPP.

In a situation where prices are below the HPP, farmers have the right to withhold the sale of rice or choose to sell it directly to Bulog at the price according to the HPP, regardless of its quality.

Meanwhile, the flooding that hit a number of Karawang areas has occurred for the past two weeks.

This condition occurs due to the overflowing of a number of large rivers such as Citarum, Cibeet and other rivers following the high intensity of rain in the area.

In addition to submerging thousands of residents' houses and public facilities, the flood also submerged thousands of hectares of rice fields scattered in a number of areas around Karawang.