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        "id": 1675140,
        "msgid": "bulog-receives-2-percent-interest-subsidy-to-pursue-absorption-of-4-million-tons-of-rice-1776095483",
        "date": "2026-04-13 22:25:27",
        "title": "Bulog Receives 2 Percent Interest Subsidy to Pursue Absorption of 4 Million Tons of Rice",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Perum Bulog has received approval for a 2 percent interest subsidy from the government to bolster its financing capacity and meet the target of absorbing 4 million tons of rice equivalent, as mandated by President Prabowo Subianto. This support, shared with state-owned banks (Himbara), reduces operational costs and enhances efficiency in food absorption and distribution, with an allocated budget of Rp68.6 trillion covering rice, soybeans, and corn. As of 13 April 2026, Bulog has absorbed 1.9 million tons, with stocks at 4.727 million tons, projecting to reach 5 million tons soon, strengthening national food reserves.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Perum Bulog\u2019s President Director Ahmad Rizal\nRamdhani stated that his company has obtained a 2 percent interest\nsubsidy to strengthen financing capacity in pursuing the target of\nabsorbing 4 million tons of rice equivalent in line with government\npolicy. Rizal said the policy is part of the government\u2019s support to\nensure lighter financing availability for Bulog in carrying out the\nagricultural produce absorption assignment. \u201cIn accordance with the\npolicy from President Prabowo Subianto through Minister Secretary of\nState Prasetyo Hadi, Bulog is given a 2 percent interest subsidy from\nHimbara banks,\u201d Rizal said after the Meeting to Accelerate the\nRealisation of Funding for Rice Equivalent Paddy Absorption at Bulog\u2019s\nJakarta office on Monday. The interest subsidy comes from financing\nfacilities of Himbara banks, where the total interest of 4 percent is\nsplit between the government and Bulog at 2 percent each. According to\nhim, the decision to provide the interest subsidy has received direct\napproval from Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, thus providing\ncertainty of financial support for Bulog going forward. \u201cWe have also\nmet with the Finance Minister, and the Finance Minister has given the\ngreen light that Bulog is given a 2 percent interest subsidy,\u201d he\nexplained. He hopes that with the interest subsidy, it can reduce the\nburden of operational costs, thereby increasing efficiency in carrying\nout the function of national food absorption and distribution. He\nmentioned that the budget allocation for food commodity absorption,\ncovering rice equivalent paddy, soybeans, and feed corn, reaches Rp68.6\ntrillion. The budget is focused on supporting the absorption target of 4\nmillion tons of rice equivalent as mandated by the presidential\ninstruction to strengthen national food reserves. Furthermore, Rizal\nstated that until 13 April 2026, Bulog\u2019s rice absorption has reached\nabout 48.7 percent or 1.9 million tons of rice equivalent from the\ngovernment-set target. Meanwhile, Bulog\u2019s rice stock in the same period\nwas recorded at 4.727 million tons, indicating a significant increase in\nstrengthening national food reserves. Bulog projects that within the\nnext one to ten days, the government rice reserve stock (CBP) can break\nthrough the 5 million ton mark along with the ongoing acceleration of\nabsorption.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bulog-receives-2-percent-interest-subsidy-to-pursue-absorption-of-4-million-tons-of-rice-1776095483",
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