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        "id": 1588348,
        "msgid": "government-to-begin-sphp-rice-distribution-in-2026-from-march-to-year-end-1772647020",
        "date": "2026-03-05 00:22:17",
        "title": "Government to begin SPHP rice distribution in 2026 from March to year-end",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) will run the SPHP rice distribution in 2026 from March to year-end, targeting 828,000 tonnes with a Rp4.97 trillion subsidy. Bulog is instructed to prioritise districts outside major rice-producing areas, with limited distribution in harvest zones to protect farmer prices; packaging will include 5 kg and 2 kg options, and 50 kg in select regions. The programme relies on a large CBP stock and aims to support rice inflation containment.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 The National Food Agency (Bapanas) has confirmed that the\n2026 Stabilisasi Pasokan dan Harga Pangan (SPHP) rice distribution\nprogramme will commence in March and run through to the end of the year,\nin order to maintain price stability and national food availability.\n\u2018After SPHP rice continuation from the 2025 programme had been carried\nout in January and February 2026, starting from early March this SPHP\nrice year 2026 will officially run again through to the end of the\nyear,\u2019 said Bapanas chief and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran\nSulaiman in Jakarta on Wednesday. The targeted distribution of rice\nunder SPHP is 828,000 tonnes. The price subsidy for distribution amounts\nto Rp4.97 trillion and is available in the Bapanas budget. Bapanas has\nasked Perum Bulog to focus SPHP rice distribution to areas that are not\ncentral rice production areas and to districts that are not currently in\nthe main harvest. For areas that are currently in the harvest period,\nSPHP distribution can still proceed, but must be done in a limited\nmanner with attention to consumer rice price conditions in those areas.\nThis is important because the government needs to maintain farmers\u2019\npaddy prices so that they do not fall below the Government Purchase\nPrice (HPP). Amran added that the stock of the Government Rice Reserve\n(CBP) controlled by Bulog is currently very high, so the SPHP rice\nprogramme can be disbursed to Indonesian communities. \u2018Indonesia will\nbecome the world\u2019s food basket; that is our dream. Our CBP stock today\nis 3.7 million tonnes. Our calculation shows that by mid-March it could\nreach 4 million tonnes. By the end of the month it could reach 5 million\ntonnes,\u2019 said Amran. As for the technical guidelines (juknis) for SPHP\nrice at the consumer level in 2026, as set out in the Head of the\nNational Food Agency Decree Number 34 of 2026, SPHP rice may be\ndistributed in two packaging forms from this year: 5-kilogram packages\nand 2-kilogram packages. Meanwhile, 50-kilogram packaging can be\ndistributed only in certain areas such as Maluku and Papua and in the 3T\n(tertinggal, terdepan, terluar, and perbatasan) areas. It may also be\napplied in other regions according to government coordination meetings.\nMoreover, Bapanas has laid down the latest maximum purchase rules for\nSPHP rice at the consumer level: consumers may buy up to five 5-kg\npackages, with an alternative of 2-kg packages up to two packs. SPHP\nrice purchased may not be resold due to the national subsidy component.\nBapanas has also detailed price rules for SPHP rice across up to three\nstages of the distribution chain. In Java, Lampung, South Sumatra, Bali,\nWest Nusa Tenggara, and Sulawesi, the price at Bulog warehouses is\nRp11,000 per kg; distributor-to-downline price can go up to Rp11,700 per\nkg, and consumer price up to Rp12,500 per kg. In Sumatra (excluding\nLampung and South Sumatra), East Nusa Tenggara, and Kalimantan,\nwarehouse price is Rp11,300 per kg; distributor-to-downline price up to\nRp12,000 per kg; consumer price up to Rp13,100 per kg. In Maluku and\nPapua, warehouse price is Rp11,500 per kg; distributor-to-downline up to\nRp12,300 per kg; consumer price up to Rp13,500 per kg. The realisation\nof SPHP rice sales in 2025, extended to the end of February, reached\n1.025 million tonnes. This has helped to curb national rice inflation,\nparticularly early in the year. The monthly rice inflation rate at the\nstart of 2026 was more stable than in the previous two years, at 0.16%\nin January and 0.43% in February. In 2024, January-February rice\ninflation was 0.63% and surged to 5.28%; in 2025, it was fairly stable\nat 0.36% and 0.26%.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-to-begin-sphp-rice-distribution-in-2026-from-march-to-year-end-1772647020",
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