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        "id": 1764240,
        "msgid": "aptri-urges-sugar-inclusion-in-food-assistance-programme-for-farmers-livelihoods-1780144963",
        "date": "2026-05-25 20:30:40",
        "title": "APTRI Urges Sugar Inclusion in Food Assistance Programme for Farmers' Livelihoods",
        "author": "Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "APTRI has called for sugar to be included in Indonesia's Food Assistance Programme to improve farmers' livelihoods, proposing a 1:10 ratio with rice. Current price controls, including a Producer Reference Price cap of Rp14,500\/kg, have hindered farmers' earnings, prompting a request to raise the Production Cost Price to Rp16,875\/kg. The move aims to balance sugar prices with other staple commodities and ensure fair compensation for producers.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2013 The Indonesian Sugar Cane Farmers Association (APTRI) has\nurged the government to include granulated sugar as a component in the\nFood Assistance Programme (Banpang).<\/p>\n<p>APTRI Chairman Soemitro Samadikoen said the current Banpang\ndistribution consists of 10 kilograms of rice and two litres of cooking\noil per month. He pushed for sugar to be included at a 1:10 ratio with\nrice volume.<\/p>\n<p>This would allow sugar cane farmers to benefit from price\nfluctuations. Soemitro stressed the government must balance sugar prices\nwith other food commodities, noting that sugar has traditionally been\npriced at 1.5 times that of medium-grade rice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want sugar to receive proper recognition. The price should be\nRp18,000 per kilogram, or at least that minimum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>APTRI is also calling for the removal of the Producer Reference Price\n(HAP) and Consumer Reference Price (HAP) for consumption sugar. The\ncurrent Producer HAP caps purchases from farmers at Rp14,500 per\nkilogram, making it difficult for them to secure better prices at\nauctions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Production Cost Price (HPP) has remained unchanged\nsince 2024 at Rp14,500 per kilogram. APTRI has proposed raising the HPP\nto Rp16,875 per kilogram.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/aptri-urges-sugar-inclusion-in-food-assistance-programme-for-farmers-livelihoods-1780144963",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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