Officially in Effect, Corn HPP at Farmer Level IDR 5,500 Per Kg This corn HPP is the basis for Perum Bulog in order to absorb the harvest. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

The Indonesian government has set the Purchase Price (HPP) for corn at IDR 5,500 per kilogram for farmers, a move aimed at maintaining price stability and supporting farmer welfare. This policy is in line with the government's efforts to encourage national food self-sufficiency and is expected to protect farmers from price fluctuations. With an increased dry corn production projection for the first quarter of 2025, the government plans to absorb 1 million tons of dry corn kernels in 2025 through Perum Bulog to strengthen the Government Corn Reserve (CJP) stock.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The government has officially set the Government Purchase Price (HPP) for corn at the farmer level at IDR 5,500 per kilogram. Through the Decree of the Head of the National Food Agency (NFA) Number 18 of 2025, the determination of the HPP for corn is the basis for Perum Bulog in order to absorb the harvest of domestic corn farmers to strengthen the Government Corn Reserve (CJP) stock. The implementation of this HPP is also to maintain price stability and support farmer welfare. This policy is in line with the government's efforts to encourage national food self-sufficiency. "The determination of the HPP for corn is based on the results of the Coordinating Minister for Food's Coordination Meeting in early January. At that time, the implementation of the increase in the HPP for corn to IDR 5,500 per kilogram for early February was determined by considering the corn harvest season," said Head of NFA Arief Prasetyo Adi in his statement, Friday ...