Bulog Designates 88 Locations for Warehouse Construction

Director of Perum Bulog Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani stated that the company has designated 88 out of a total planned 100 sites for post-harvest infrastructure in the form of warehouses across Indonesia. “88 sites are clear and clean, with only 12 districts/cities remaining,” Rizal said at the Coordinating Ministry for Food office in Jakarta on Monday, 20 April 2026.

Rizal explained that the warehouse construction and its facilities will be adjusted according to the regional typology. Warehouses in production centres, such as in Grobogan, Central Java, will be equipped with post-harvest facilities like dryers, rice milling units (RMU), and packaging facilities.

He recounted that Grobogan currently has a rice/paddy warehouse, but its capacity is full. Therefore, Bulog plans to build a new warehouse along with its facilities in Grobogan. Meanwhile, in regions that are not production centres or lack paddy fields, such as in Natuna, Riau Islands, only warehouses will be built.

In addition to determining construction based on regional typology, Rizal said the warehouses will be built according to the local agricultural commodities. For example, in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, a corn warehouse will be built, including drying and shelling facilities. From the total warehouse construction, Rizal said Bulog will build six paddy silos and six corn silos.

Rizal has not yet confirmed when the construction will take place. He said Bulog must obtain construction approval from the Coordinating Ministry for Food, as well as technical considerations from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Public Works.