Director General of Perum Bulog, Agmad Rizal Ramdhani, has urged the\npublic not to panic regarding rice stocks amid the dynamics of global\ngeopolitical turmoil in the Middle East. He stated that the current\nnational rice stock is safe at 4,387,469 tonnes.<\/p>\n
Rizal explained that the government rice reserve stock (CBP) is\nstored in Bulog warehouses until 1 April 2026, surpassing the previous\nyear\u2019s highest achievement of around 3.2 million tonnes nationally.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur reported rice stock reaches 4,387,469 tonnes. This is all in\nBulog warehouses. So, the public does not need to engage in panic buying\nor stress over impacts from abroad. Our stock is plentiful,\u201d said Rizal\nduring a working meeting with Commission XI of the DPR RI in Jakarta on\nThursday, 2 April 2026.<\/p>\n
According to him, this figure demonstrates a significant improvement\nin national food procurement performance, while also serving as a strong\nindicator that domestic rice availability is more than sufficient to\nmeet public needs.<\/p>\n
Bulog\u2019s Director General also predicted that by the end of April\n2026, total rice procurement could exceed 5 million tonnes. This is in\nline with the ongoing harvest season in various national production\ncentres.<\/p>\n
He assured that all reported rice stocks are stored in Bulog\nwarehouses, allowing for easy distribution at any time if urgent needs\narise in various regions. With this situation, the public is advised\nagainst excessive purchases, as the government guarantees that rice\nstock availability remains safe and controlled amid developments in the\nMiddle East.<\/p>\n
Bulog also reported that the total national warehouse capacity\nreaches 5,589,963 tonnes, with the current occupancy rate at\napproximately 4,368,184 tonnes, leaving substantial storage space\navailable. The remaining warehouse capacity of around 1,221,779 tonnes\nis deemed more than adequate to accommodate additional rice stocks from\nfuture procurements.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Bulog is processing the construction of 100 new\nwarehouses in 2026 in accordance with President Prabowo\u2019s directives to\nstrengthen national food storage and distribution infrastructure. The\nwarehouse construction plan has entered the administrative and tender\nstages following the issuance of the Presidential Regulation, with hopes\nthat all projects can be completed on target in 2026.<\/p>\n
To maintain price stability, Bulog, together with the Food Task\nForce, routinely monitors market prices up to three times a week to\nensure prices remain controlled.<\/p>\n
In addition to market monitoring, Bulog conducts weekly supervision\nof food producers and carries out market operations and affordable\nmarkets to respond to rises in certain commodity prices.<\/p>\n
He added that food prices are generally stable, although chillies\nremain a challenge due to high fluctuations caused by weather\nfactors.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bulog-ceo-urges-public-not-to-panic-over-rice-stockpiles-1775181076", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }