Anticipating El Nino, President Director Of Bulog Budi Waseso: 2 Million Tons Of Imported Rice Entered December

President Director of Perum Bulog Budi Waseso. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Director (Managing Director) of Perum Bulog Budi Waseso ensures that the government's rice reserves are in a safe condition.

In fact, to anticipate El Nino, the government has prepared imported reserves that will arrive in December.

Buwas, Budi Waseso's nickname, said Bulog had a stock of 1.3 million tons of rice.

He said, Bulog will also continue to increase reserves by absorbing rice from local farmers and imports. This means that if the stock of imported rice arrives, Bulog's stock will be 2.3 million.

"Thank God. So if we talk about the stock currently in Bulog, it's 1.3 million. We're still absorbing the same thing later, we want to bring in stock. So when the stock comes, the quota is 2 million, yes, we have the final stock of 2.3 million," he said at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, August 2.

Furthermore, Buwas said this imported rice would arrive in Indonesia no later than the end of 2023.

"Last December 4th. Most recently, you just have to use the ship to be moved," he explained.

This imported rice, continued Buwas, was imported from several countries other than India. One of them is neighboring Thailand.

As is known, the Indian government has issued a policy to stop rice exports since last July 20.

"Vietnam, Thailand and with the possibility that Pakistan will still not close," he said.