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        "msgid": "bulog-says-west-java-rice-stocks-are-secure-until-the-2027-main-harvest-1792846263",
        "date": "2026-10-24 18:55:44",
        "title": "Bulog Says West Java Rice Stocks Are Secure Until the 2027 Main Harvest",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Bulog\u2019s West Java regional office says its rice stocks totalled 623,900 tonnes on 22 October 2026, enough to cover the province through the end of 2026 and until the main harvest expected to begin in February 2027. Despite exceeding its 2026 procurement target, Bulog will continue buying paddy and rice from local farmers through December to help stabilise producer prices, while urging residents not to panic-buy.",
        "content": "<p>Bandung (ANTARA) \u2013 Perum Bulog\u2019s West Java regional office has said\nrice supplies in the province are secure through the end of 2026 and\ninto the 2027 main harvest, which is expected to begin in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBroadly speaking, West Java\u2019s rice stocks are more than sufficient\nto cover preparations for procurement during next year\u2019s main harvest,\u201d\nNurman Susilo, head of Perum Bulog\u2019s West Java regional office, said in\na text message from Bandung on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest data compiled by Bulog West Java, the office\nheld 623,900 tonnes of rice as of 22 October 2026. Of this total, about\n623,800 tonnes was government-assigned or subsidised rice (PSO), while\nthe remaining approximately 107 tonnes was commercial rice.<\/p>\n<p>The stocks are held in warehouses managed by Bulog\u2019s eight branch\noffices in West Java: around 19,000 tonnes in Bandung, 24,800 tonnes in\nCianjur and 176,700 tonnes in Cirebon.<\/p>\n<p>A further 192,700 tonnes is in Indramayu, 99,700 tonnes in Karawang,\n59,100 tonnes in Subang, 43,700 tonnes in Ciamis and 7,900 tonnes in\nBogor.<\/p>\n<p>Given the ample supply, Bulog\u2019s West Java office urged the public not\nto panic or buy excessively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope the public will not panic, as stocks are sufficient,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Although rice stocks are adequate and its 2026 procurement of paddy\nand rice equivalent has reached 694,947 tonnes, or 100.7 per cent of its\ntarget, Bulog West Java said it would not halt purchases. It will\ncontinue stepping up procurement from local farmers through the end of\nDecember 2026 to help maintain prices at the producer level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though we have met the target, we will continue procuring\nfarmers\u2019 paddy until the end of December and maintain this commitment in\nthe years ahead, particularly to support farmers in West Java,\u201d Nurman\nadded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bulog-says-west-java-rice-stocks-are-secure-until-the-2027-main-harvest-1792846263",
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