JAKARTA - Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi, emphasized that the rice already in circulation will not be withdrawn from the market. However, business actors are asked to immediately adjust the selling price to the quality of the contents in the packaging.
"No rice has been withdrawn. The price is only sufficient to be adjusted to the quality. If the broken rice level is in the range of 15 to 25 percent, then the price must be in between Rp 12,500 to Rp 14,900 specifically in Zone 1," said Arief, quoted on Saturday, July 26.
Arief said, a number of retailers had lowered prices by around Rp. 1,000 per package of 5 kilograms, and his party would encourage other retailers to do the same.
"Some retailers have lowered around Rp. 1,000 (5 kilograms of packages). Later, we will order it to be lowered as well. So that it is in accordance with the contents and labels. I have also communicated with retail players, I say the price must be lowered according to the quality of the existing rice," he said.
He explained that this step is important to ensure the availability of rice remains safe in the community. The National Police's Food Task Force did not make withdrawals, only prioritizing the ultimum remedium.
"Especially for the expansion, so that there is no shortage of stock in the community, so the price is adjusted. If the broken rice is 20, 25 or 30 percent, then the price must be adjusted," said Arief.
Pantauan Panel Harga Pangan milik Bapanas per 25 Juli 2025 menunjukkan penurunan rerata harga beras premium secara nasional. Di Zona 1, harga turun dari Rp 15.488 menjadi Rp 15.458 per kilogram. Zona 2 turun dari Rp 16.555 menjadi Rp 16.552 per kilogram, dan Zona 3 dari Rp 18.225 menjadi Rp 18.114 per kilogram.
The decline was also recorded in the price of medium rice. In Zone 1, the price fell from Rp. 13,943 to Rp. 13,898 per kilogram. Zone 2 from Rp. 14,588 to Rp. 14,554, while Zone 3 from Rp. 16,393 to Rp. 16,259 per kilogram.
Three Rice Producers Proven Ngoplos
Previously, the National Police's Food Task Force had announced that three rice business actors had committed fraudulent practices against quality standards and implemented prices that were not in accordance with the quality, especially the premium type.
The three business actors are PT PIM, PT FS, and Toko SY. From the results of the investigation, the Police confiscated 201 tons of premium mixed rice and documents supporting the smooth running of the cheating practice.
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Even so, the Food Task Force did not withdraw rice which was suspected to be mixed, they implemented an ultimum remedium or asked for prices to be lowered on the grounds that food stocks in the community were maintained.
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