Border Patrol Discovers Hundreds of Kilograms of Rice and Cooking Oil
Hundreds of kilograms of rice and cooking oil were found abandoned along a rat trail at the Entikong border area.
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Hundreds of kilograms of rice and cooking oil were found abandoned along a rat trail at the Entikong border area.
Bapanas stated that as of March 29, rice aid distribution had reached 95.41 percent.
Indonesian Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita stated that sago analog rice could be used as the main food substitute for rice.
State Logistics Agency Perum Bulog guaranteed that there will be enough rice for Ramadan and Eid 2024.
The National Food Agency (Bapanas) head Arief Prasetyo Adi said the government planned to import 22,500 tons of rice from Cambodia.
Bapanas says relaxation of the retail price ceiling (HET) of premium-quality rice is aimed at securing stock availability of the commodity in markets
Jokowi delivered rice aid to beneficiary households at the Huta Lombang Bulog warehouse in North Sumatra.
The Ministry of Agriculture is attempting to increase rice production to anticipate the continued decline in rice production in 2024.
Jokowi arrived in Indonesia on Wednesday evening, March 6, 2024, after a three-day visit to Melbourne for the ASEAN-Australia Summit.
Illegal levies are worsening the shortages of subsidized rice. Price rises are caused by, among other things, corruption.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on March 5, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Summit.
President Jokowi expressed optimism that the prices of rice will see a decline within the next month in tandem with the great harvest season.
Indonesia is importing 300,000 tons of rice from Thailand and Pakistan to bolster its national food stocks ahead of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.
Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture said that the national rice harvest in March-April 2024 is projected to reach 8.46 million tons.
Around 9,368.5 hectares of rice fields in Central Java were flooded amidst rising rice prices these past two months.
BPS mentioned that the rice price in February 2024 skyrocketed by 18.41 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) at the milling, wholesale, and retail levels.
Indikator Politik Indonesia reported a 2 percent decline in the level of public satisfaction rate with Jokowi's performance during current price hike.
Bapanas says the increase the rice import quota by 1.6 million tons is aimed at anticipating the availability of Government Rice Reserve (CBP) stock.
Indonesia's rice stock is safe ahead of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 2024, Bapanas said.
On Wednesday, dozens of Indonesians, mostly women, gather in a snaking queue to buy bags of subsidized rice.