A Solution for Bulog

Bulog was formed on May 10, 1967 with the aim of safeguarding these three things when Indonesian underwent a food shortage.

Kompas/Raditya Helabumi

Workers moving rice from a carrier truck at the Bulog warehouse for the regions of Jakarta and Banten in North Jakarta, Friday (5/1/20918). The hampered distribution from a number of rice centers contribute to the high price of rice in the market of late. Throughout 2017, bulog rice absorption realization reached 2.16 million tons or 58 percent from the target of 3.74 tons.

A comprehensive solution is needed to address the State Logistic Agency’s (Bulog) complaint that it is unable to absorb any more rice from farmers due to difficulties in distributing to rice reserves.

As of May 17, 2021, Bulog had secured 1.37 million tons of rice for the government’s national stock. Nearly one-third of the amount, 413,856 tons, were classified as lower quality because they came from imports in 2018 and domestic procurement in 2018 and 2019.