Logistics is Crucial Issue for Rice Imports

Scheduling rice imports is considered a very crucial issue because it involves arranging transportation. However, Bulog is still waiting for the realization of the rice procurement promised by the Agriculture Ministry.

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Workers carry rice at the Cipinang Rice Main Market, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/11/2022). Based on data from the National Food Agency, rice stocks at Perum Bulog as of 22 November 2022 amounted to 594,856 tons.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The government's plan to import rice to boost the food reserves managed by state logistics firm Perum Bulog is still waiting for the Agriculture Ministry to realize domestic procurement. In fact, the longer Bulog takes to realize its import contracts with exporters, the greater the logistical challenges will be.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Indonesian Agricultural Economic Association (Perhepi), Bayu Krisnamurthi, said the technical procedures for importing rice should be fulfilled, such as the volume and time table.