Bulog's Budget for Absorbing Paddy and Maize Reaches Rp 68.6 Trillion
Bulog President Director Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani stated that the total budget for absorbing paddy, soybeans, and maize in line with the government’s mandate amounts to Rp 68.6 trillion. This budget serves to support the strengthening of national food security.
“Total budget for absorbing paddy, then soybeans and maize, is Rp 68.6 trillion,” Rizal said after the Meeting to Accelerate the Realisation of Funding for Paddy Absorption Equivalent to Rice at Bulog’s Jakarta office on Monday, 13 April 2026, as reported by Antara.
Rizal explained that the budget is used to support the government’s mandate in optimally absorbing domestic farmers’ produce to maintain national food supply stability without imports.
On that occasion, Bulog also reported that rice absorption achievements up to 13 April 2026 had reached around 48.7% of the government’s target of 4 million tonnes. This achievement is equivalent to approximately 1.9 million tonnes of rice successfully absorbed throughout the period from early 2026 to mid-April.
Meanwhile, Bulog’s rice stocks are recorded at 4.727 million tonnes and are projected to exceed 5 million tonnes in the near future along with the acceleration of paddy absorption from farmers.
This absorption policy refers to Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 4 of 2026 on the Procurement and Management of Domestic Paddy/Rice as well as the Distribution of Government Rice Reserves for 2026-2029.
Under this policy, the government has set a target for paddy absorption equivalent to rice in 2026 at 4 million tonnes, an increase from the previous year’s target of 3 million tonnes. Bulog targets that this year’s absorption target can be achieved by the end of July.
The government has also set a government purchase price (HPP) for paddy at Rp 6,500 per kilogram to maintain price stability and improve the welfare of farmers across Indonesia.
In addition to rice, Bulog has been assigned to absorb 1 million tonnes of dry shelled maize to strengthen reserves of other strategic food commodities. This assignment is regulated in Presidential Instruction Number 3 of 2026, which sets the maize purchase price at Rp 5,500 per kilogram.
Under these regulations, the absorbed maize must meet harvest age criteria with a moisture content of between 18 and 20 percent in accordance with government quality standards.
Bulog recorded that up to 5 April 2026, the realisation of dry shelled maize procurement by the state-owned food company had reached 131,673 tonnes as part of efforts to meet the national target.
Rizal emphasised the government’s commitment to keeping national food availability safe and stable, in line with Prabowo Subianto’s directives in facing global geopolitical challenges.
Previously, the Head of the National Food Agency and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman welcomed the issuance of the Inpres on rice and maize procurement, which serves as one proof of President Prabowo’s commitment to protecting domestic farmers.