Bulog's 5 Million Tonnes of Rice, Amran: We Can Export 500,000 Tonnes
KARAWANG, KOMPAS.com - Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that the government is ready to export 500,000 tonnes of rice to other countries.
Amran made the statement while inspecting the rice stocks at a Bulog warehouse rented at JDP Karawang1 Logisticspark, Karawang, West Java, on Thursday (23/4/2026).
With 5 million tonnes of Government Rice Reserves (CBP) in Bulog warehouses, the government is ready to export 200,000 tonnes to Malaysia.
“Now, next, we have negotiated through Bulog, hopefully 200,000 tonnes can be exported by us. Not just 200,000, even 500,000 can be exported to countries in need,” said Amran on Thursday.
Amran explained that before the export negotiations to Malaysia, the government had exported 10,000 tonnes of rice to Palestine as aid for war victims.
Amran said that the 5 million tonnes of CBP stocks in Bulog warehouses is the highest throughout Indonesia’s history.
With those CBP stocks, plus rice stocks in hotels, restaurants, and cafes (Horeka) as well as households reaching 12.5 million tonnes, and rice in fields ready for harvest (standing crop), the national rice stocks can meet consumption needs until April next year without imports.
“Insyaallah, 2026 no rice imports. Our reserves are the highest in history in April,” said Amran.
However, the rice export is currently still in the negotiation stage because the importers are bidding at a price that is too low.
“The price is not yet suitable, because if the quality is already okay, there’s no problem,” said Rizal on Wednesday (22/4/2026).
According to Rizal, importers in Malaysia want to buy Bulog rice at a price below Rp 10,000 per kilogram.
Meanwhile, the price of premium Bulog rice with 15 percent breakage in the domestic market reaches around Rp 14,900 per kilogram.
Meanwhile, Stabilisation of Food Supply and Price (SPHP) rice in the domestic market is sold at the highest retail price (HET) of Rp 12,500 per kilogram.
“It’s still not possible (to sell below Rp 10,000). If it’s that price, it’s not possible. Why would we subsidise other countries, right? It’s not possible,” said Rizal.