Bapanas Chief Intensifies SPHP Rice and Minyakita Distribution to Traditional Markets

The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) and Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, has confirmed that the distribution of the Food Supply and Price Stabilisation (SPHP) programme rice and Minyakita cooking oil will be intensified to traditional markets to maintain supply and price stability. “There is plenty of rice, plenty of cooking oil. Prices must not rise. I ask the Bulog President Director to improve distribution across Indonesia. We are working hard for the people of Indonesia,” Amran said in Jakarta on Tuesday. He stated that the government’s serious effort to ease food access for the public is evident in the strengthening of SPHP rice and Minyakita supplies to traditional markets, which serve as the main transaction points for basic necessities. Amran urged the public not to worry, as the government rice reserve managed by Perum Bulog for maintaining supply and price stability has reached 5.3 million tonnes, the highest in Indonesian history. “Previously, in June, it was only 1.5 million tonnes, a maximum of 2 million tonnes. Now it is 5.3 million tonnes. So there is no reason for prices to rise, especially for rice and cooking oil,” Amran stressed. Meanwhile, Bapanas Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilisation, I Gusti Ketut Astawa, encouraged state-owned food enterprises, particularly Perum Bulog, to strengthen and prioritise the distribution of SPHP rice and Minyakita to traditional markets. “For SPHP, both medium-grade rice and Minyakita, it must be optimised in the markets. This is also in accordance with the letter from the Director General of Domestic Trade at the Ministry of Trade to Bulog, stipulating that market interventions be prioritised,” Ketut said. “If the market is already full, then we move to others. If it is not yet full, then the market must be prioritised first,” Ketut added. He believes that the availability aspect of SPHP rice and Minyakita in traditional markets across various regions, which are widely accessed by the public, can serve as an effective price dampener. However, if persistent shortages remain unfilled, it will actually cause price distortions. “So whenever we go into the field, SPHP rice must be there. Minyakita must be there. Do not let it be that when we visit, the goods are empty and prices have risen. This will cause price disruptions, so unstable supply stabilisation will certainly make prices unstable,” Ketut said. Bapanas recorded that the sales realisation of SPHP programme rice from January to early June this year has reached 534.8 thousand tonnes. This figure consists of 221 thousand tonnes realised from the extended 2025 SPHP rice in January and February, and 313.8 thousand tonnes realised from March to June. Looking at the sales channels for SPHP rice from March to 8 June, the largest channel was through implementing agencies of the Cheap Food Movement (GPM) at 41.12 percent. The second largest was through traditional markets at 23.37 percent, and the third largest through Our Food Houses (RPK) at 20.73 percent. Other sales channels included food outlets or cooperatives fostered by local governments, modern retail, Merah Putih Village/Sub-district Cooperatives (KDKMP), and state-owned/regional-owned enterprise outlets. The sales realisation trend for SPHP rice has also started to increase over the last three months. The SPHP rice sales realisation during March, which was 66.8 thousand tonnes, increased quite drastically in April by 61.45 percent. The sales realisation for SPHP rice during April was recorded at 107.9 thousand tonnes. Meanwhile, the realisation during May also increased by 4.37 percent to 112.6 thousand tonnes. Furthermore, for the distribution realisation of Minyakita by Perum Bulog from 1 January to 6 June, it has reached 121.4 thousand kilolitres. The national Minyakita distribution lines consisted of traditional markets at 57.6 thousand kilolitres, RPK at 48.3 thousand kilolitres, other retailers at 11.2 thousand kilolitres, and KDKMP at 4.2 thousand kilolitres. “Please really intensify this, so that once again our efforts to control and stabilise prices while maintaining inflation can be carried out well,” said Ketut. Based on Bapanas monitoring as of 8 June 2026, the average price of medium-grade rice was still within the Highest Retail Price (HET) range, although there was a price increase compared to a month earlier. However, the national average price level has still not exceeded the HET for medium-grade rice. For Zone I (Java, Lampung, South Sumatra, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi), the average price on 8 June was recorded at Rp13,073 per kilogram (kg), whereas a month ago it was Rp13,026 per kg. This is a 0.36 percent increase, yet still has not exceeded the Zone 1 HET for medium-grade rice, which is set at Rp13,500 per kg. For Zone II (Sumatra excluding Lampung and South Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan), the average price on 8 June was at Rp13,694 per kg. This only rose by 0.36 percent from a month ago, which stood at Rp13,645 per kg. The HET for medium-grade rice in Zone II is set at Rp14,000 per kg. Meanwhile in Zone III (Maluku, Papua), the average price of medium-grade rice as of 8 June was at Rp15,392 per kg. This also edged up slightly by 1.09 percent compared to a month ago, which was at Rp15,226 per kg. The HET for medium-grade rice in Zone III is Rp15,500 per kg.