Indonesia Breaks Record with 5 Million Tonne Rice Stockpile, Bulog CEO Awarded

Indonesia’s government rice reserve has once again set a record. As of 23 April 2026, Perum Bulog successfully managed 5,000,198 tonnes equivalent of rice. Bulog’s President Director Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani stated that this position of the government rice reserve (CBP) is the highest since the history of Bulog’s establishment. At the same time, it reinforces Bulog’s strategic role in maintaining national food security. “This achievement becomes an important milestone in strengthening the foundation of national food security,” he said in an official statement on Friday (24/4/2026). “This success is inseparable from various strategic steps taken by Bulog, starting from optimising the absorption of domestic farmers’ paddy and rice, strengthening cross-sector synergies, to modernising logistics infrastructure,” he continued. Currently, Ramdhani said, Bulog is supported by more than 1,500 owned warehouses and more than 1,200 partner warehouses throughout Indonesia. He conveyed this after receiving the prestigious Indonesia Best 50 CEO Awards 2026 in the Most Popular category, organised by The Iconomics. It was stated that this award is a reflection of the continuity of leadership and Bulog’s performance since last year. In 2025, under Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani’s leadership, Bulog successfully managed a CBP of 4.2 million tonnes equivalent of rice, amid government efforts to achieve national rice self-sufficiency in 2025. “This award belongs to the entire Bulog family. It becomes motivation for us to continue working harder in ensuring national food availability. The achievement of a 5 million tonne stock is concrete proof that the state is present for the people,” said Rizal Ramdhani. “This further affirms Bulog’s position as a key institution in the national food ecosystem. Not only as a stabiliser, but also as a driving force for food independence,” he added.