Bulog Chases National Rice Stock Target to Reach 5 Million Tonnes

The CEO of Perum Bulog, Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani, explained that as of 13 April 2026, national rice stocks have surpassed 4.7 million tonnes. Ahmad is not yet satisfied with this achievement, as Bulog is striving to meet the target of 5 million tonnes in rice stocks. “Our prediction is that within the next 7 to 10 days, we will break through 5 million tonnes,” he stated, quoted from Kontan on Tuesday (14/4/2026). The Minister of Agriculture and Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Andi Amran Sulaiman, has commended Bulog’s accomplishments. Rice stocks have surged by 352.3 per cent compared to April 2024, when they stood at 1.04 million tonnes, and April 2025, at 2.68 million tonnes. The majority of the stock absorption consists of domestic products, minimising the need for imports. However, there is an ongoing issue with Bulog’s infrastructure for storing rice stocks, which is insufficient. Currently, Bulog only has storage warehouses with a capacity of 3 million tonnes. This means that 1.7 million tonnes of rice are stored in rented warehouses. Meanwhile, the price of unmilled rice remains stable at Rp 6,500 per kilogram, in line with the Government Purchase Price (HPP) based on Presidential Instruction Number 4 of 2026. This demand has been positively received by Bulog, where one of its directors is set to travel to Malaysia to realise rice exports. “Yesterday, one of our directors was also asked to go to Malaysia, because there is a demand for rice imports in Malaysia of no less than 200,000 tonnes,” Ahmad Rizal stated, quoted from Kompas.com. “This is quite a large quantity. Now it is being explored. Hopefully, it can provide export opportunities to our neighbouring country,” he explained. If the export materialises, Bulog assures that it will not affect the availability of national rice stocks.