TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita conducted the direct inspection of Indonesian Bureau of Logistics (Bulog) rice stock on Tuesday morning, February 27.
The Trade Minister along with the entourage conducted the first inspection at Bulog Warehouse of Jakarta and Banten which is located in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. The government guarantees that the rice which imported from Thailand and Vietnam will not harm the farmers.
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Bulog will continue to absorb rice grain and rice in accordance with Presidential Instruction No. 5/2015. The price of government purchases (HPP) of Bulog for dried grain harvest is Rp3,700 per kilogram at farmer level and Rp3,750 per kilogram at milling level.
As for dried grain, the HPP is set at Rp4,600 per kilogram at milling level and Rp4,650 in Bulog warehouse.
The Trade Minister said the rice expenditure would use the market operation scheme, to lower the rice price at the highest set retail price (HET).
On the occasion, the President Director of Bulog Djarot Kusumayakti stated that Bulog’s rice stock, especially the imported ones, will continue to move.
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