Bulog Will Absorb 70 Percent Of The February-March Grand Panen Absorption Target

Bulog Rice (Between)

JAKARTA - Perum Bulog will absorb 70 percent of the government's rice reserve target of 2.4 million tons in 2023 from the main harvest period in February-March 2023.

President Director of Perum Bulog Budi Waseso said, in Bulog's warehouse there are 405,000 tons of rice. Bulog is ready to spread rice supplies to maintain rice availability in the market as well as control the prices of these staples.

"(A total of) 70 percent of the 2.4 million tons, we will stock it first, for CBP (Government Rice Reserves)," Budi said, quoting Antara, Saturday, February 25.

That way, Bulog will absorb 1.68 million tons of rice for CBP from the main harvest period. Bulog) will take as much as possible," said Budi.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), said Budi, has given special directions to ministers and heads of institutions to secure basic food stocks ahead of the high demand momentum in Ramadan.

Meanwhile, Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo said that from February to March 2023, there will be a harvest on a one million hectare agricultural land.

"So the peak of the main harvest will occur around this," said the Minister of Agriculture.

However, the Minister of Agriculture said that the availability of rice must be followed by a good distribution so that the normalization of rice prices will be achieved.

In order to achieve this, said Syahrul, cooperation with a number of parties is needed, ranging from related ministries/agencies, the private sector to entrepreneurs.

"Hopefully in Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, everything can go according to expectations," said Syahrul.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked his staff to pay serious attention to the availability of food throughout the country, especially ahead of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr 1444 H.

"The president really asked all ministers to pay serious attention so that there are no obstacles in the availability to the regions," said Syahrul.