Bapanas Claims Surplus in 11 Food Commodities, Rice Stock to Reach 16 Million Tonnes

JAKARTA - The National Food Agency (Bapanas) states that 11 major food commodities will be in surplus conditions in 2026. Stocks are projected to remain in the millions of tonnes by the end of the year.

Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilisation at Bapanas, I Gusti Ketut Astawa, said the excess stocks are supported by consistent production.

“We can see from the 11 foods we handle that actually the majority of our foods are very abundant. Therefore, the majority of these commodities have already achieved self-sufficiency,” Ketut said in his statement on Monday (20/4/2026).

Maize stocks are projected to reach 5.35 million tonnes out of a total of 22.3 million tonnes. Consumer sugar is estimated to have 1.3 million tonnes remaining.

Horticultural commodities also record surpluses. Shallots are projected to have 38,000 tonnes left. Large chillies have a surplus of 58,000 tonnes. Bird’s eye chillies reach 73,000 tonnes.

Animal protein commodities also show excess supply. Broiler chicken meat is projected to have a surplus of 1.68 million tonnes. Broiler eggs reach 948,000 tonnes.

Bapanas also notes that food prices are relatively stable. The national average price of medium rice is Rp 13,379 per kilogram. This figure is below the Highest Retail Price of Rp 13,500 per kilogram.

The price of rice under the Food Supply and Price Stabilisation Programme is Rp 12,444 per kilogram. Soybean price is recorded at Rp 11,164 per kilogram, below the HET of Rp 12,000 per kilogram.

Garlic price is at Rp 38,310 per kilogram. This figure is still in line with the Reference Selling Price.

Bapanas records that two commodities are still sold above the reference. Red bird’s eye chillies reach Rp 75,726 per kilogram or 32 percent above the HAP. MinyaKita is at Rp 16,824 per litre or 7 percent above the HET.

Ketut explained that the price surge in bird’s eye chillies is triggered by weather factors. High rainfall has caused farmers to delay harvesting.

“During Ramadan, which we expected to be dry, it rained instead, so farmers couldn’t pick the chillies even though stocks are actually available,” he said.