Bapanas Asks Local Governments to Monitor Rice Absorption Local governments are also expected to prepare food reserves. Red: Satria K Yudha

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) of Indonesia has urged regional governments to ensure the quality of grain to enable Perum Bulog to effectively store and absorb up to 3 million tons of rice by 2025 Q1. Bapanas Head, Arief Prasetyo Adi, also highlighted the government's purchase price for farmers' grain at IDR 6,500 per kilogram and pledged to enhance farmers' welfare. Adi also stressed the importance of monitoring paddy prices to prevent drops and assured Central Java regional heads that Bapanas would support the absorption of Central Java farmers' harvest. Central Java Deputy Governor, Taj Yasin, confirmed the commitment to maintain rice quality and stated that the government would budget for food price subsidies to stabilize markets and regulate food prices.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi invited regional governments to monitor the quality of grain so that it can be properly absorbed by Perum Bulog and ensure stable food stocks. Arief said the government has responded to the projected increase in rice production in the first quarter of 2025 by assigning Perum Bulog to absorb the equivalent of up to 3 million tons of rice without any fractionation. "Bulog is asked to absorb up to 3 million tons in preparation for the next year. To be stored. If the water content is not included, there are many broken grains, it will be difficult to store for a long time. So please help this become a shared concern," said Arief after a coordination meeting with the Central Java Provincial Government, as quoted in Jakarta, Sunday (3/23/2025). He said the government's purchase price (HPP) for farmers' grain has been set at IDR 6,500 per kilogram (kg). Bulog will also buy grain at that price as ...