Happy News From The Minister Of Agriculture Syahrul, National Rice Stocks Are Enough Until Lebaran 2023

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JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo (Mentan SYL) ensures that the condition of rice stocks nationally can meet the needs of the community until Lebaran this year. "Everything shows okay. This means that our rice is safe until Lebaran. Currently, the harvest season continues at a number of centers," he said during a visit to the rice warehouse PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, February 7.

The certainty of the condition of the rice, said Minister of Agriculture SYL, is calculated in detail using KSA BPS, standing crop, regional reports and direct review in the field.

President Director of Food Station Tjipinang Jaya, Pamrihadi Wiraryo said that the need for rice for the DKI Jakarta area was safe and abundant. Moreover, the Food Station has just received 494 tons of rice from South Sumatra. According to him, that amount of rice will still increase as the main harvest in a number of centers continues.

"There are currently approximately 595 tons or 21 trucks. But God willing, tomorrow it will be disbursed again or destroyed, approximately 50 trucks or 1,000 tons of equivalence," said Pamrihadi.

Pamrihadi said that his party is very optimistic about the current condition and availability of rice. Moreover, South Sumatra is entering the harvest season which will last until April.

"South Sumatra is an area that is currently a big harvest. We hope to be able to meet the needs of our rice reserves," he said.

Furthermore, Pamrihadi also said that the current condition of rice prices is gradually decreasing. For example, the current position of IR 643 rice prices has fallen from the price of Rp. 10,375 in the last 2 weeks to Rp. 10,175 per day. He also ensured that the price of medium rice could return to normal at a price of Rp. 9,450.

"We want to go down every day by Rp25. So we thank the Ministry of Agriculture for this year's rice distribution. Once again we are very sure that our rice is sufficient," he explained.