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        "id": 1683337,
        "msgid": "government-aims-to-equalise-rice-prices-across-indonesia-1776408648",
        "date": "2026-04-17 13:23:25",
        "title": "Government Aims to Equalise Rice Prices Across Indonesia",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID_BISNIS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government, led by Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, plans to implement a uniform rice pricing policy nationwide, modelled after the single-price system for petrol, to ensure economic fairness. This initiative comes amid robust national rice stocks of 4.7 million tonnes\u2014the highest in history\u2014sufficient to meet consumption needs despite extreme weather and geopolitical challenges, with assurances of security until the end of 2027. The policy underscores President Prabowo Subianto's administration's focus on public welfare amid economic uncertainties.",
        "content": "<p>Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, or Zulhas, has\nrevealed the government\u2019s plan to achieve economic justice through a\npolicy of uniform rice prices across all regions of Indonesia. \u201cRice\nprices will later be equalised like petrol, so if there is already (a\nsingle price) for petrol in Madura, Medan, Java, rice will also have one\nprice. Because Bulog has been given profits to subsidise (distant)\nareas,\u201d Zulhas said in Yogyakarta on Thursday, 16 April 2026. He\nexplained that the rice pricing scheme will follow the model of fuel oil\n(BBM) distribution, where people in various regions can enjoy the same\nprice. Although this single-price policy will initially be implemented\nonly for rice commodities, Zulhas stated that the government guarantees\nthe current national food availability is in a very strong position.\nCurrently, the national rice stock is recorded at 4.7 million tonnes, a\nfigure that Zulhas claims is the highest stock in Indonesia\u2019s history.\nMeanwhile, other commodities such as fish, chicken, and eggs are also\nensured to be in a safe condition. He disclosed that domestic rice\nproduction during an extreme dry season alone can reach 30 million\ntonnes per year. Meanwhile, the annual rice consumption needs in the\ncountry are approximately 32 million tonnes. \u201cOur stock is 4.7 million\ntonnes. So, at least 30 million plus 4.7 million tonnes,\u201d he said.\nZulhas also assessed that the threat of a food crisis due to the extreme\nEl Nino Godzilla climate phenomenon and the still tense geopolitical\nsituation in the Middle East currently does not affect the national rice\nreserves. \u201cInsya Allah, rice stocks are still safe until the end of\n2027,\u201d he said. Zulhas added that the main focus of President Prabowo\nSubianto\u2019s administration is currently the welfare of the people amid\neconomic uncertainties.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-aims-to-equalise-rice-prices-across-indonesia-1776408648",
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