A fierce dispute over grain occurred at the beginning of this year’s harvest. The government will issue a new regulation concerning purchase prices to maintain a balance.

The efforts of the State Logistics Agency to procure unhulled rice from farmers are still hampered by high prices. The price of unhulled rice in a number of areas has begun to fall with the expansion of harvest areas.

Efforts to bolster the government's rice reserves by absorbing domestic production on a large scale during a food crisis are inappropriate. This step restricts supply amid a limited supply of rice.

National Food Agency head Arief Prasetyo Adi said at the weekend that the agency was collaborating with a number of parties to ensure secure meat stocks.