President Jokowi
accompanied by Minister of State Owned Enterprises, Rini Soemarno, and Managing
Director of States Logistics Agency (Bulog), Djarot Kusumayakti, lauched Rice
Market Operation on 1,034 tons of rice for five provinces, i.e. Jakarta, Medan
(North Sumatra), Bandung (West Java), Semarang (Central Java) and Surabaya
(East Java).
Djarot, in his report, stated that the market operation
is done simultaneously in Jakarta, Medan, Bandung, and Surabaya, with a total
of 300,000 tons of rice. However, at the same time distribution of 1,034 tons
of rice for the five provinces is also done, with details: 110 tons of rice by
11 trucks to Medan, 480 tons of rice by 60 trucks to Jakarta, 144 tons of rice
by 18 trucks to Bandung, 130 tons of rice by 12 trucks to Semarang, and 170
tons of rice by 17 trucks to Surabaya.
Djarot said that the market operation is intended to
stabilize food prices and to show that the government is always ready and
available, as well as helping to lessen people’s burden during this difficult
time. In Addition, Bulog’s market operation is also intended to prevent room
for speculation during the declining panen gadu (harvest at the beginning of
the rainy season).
Bulog’s stock today is as much as 1.7 million tons. this
position for now is still quite safe. Bulog also continues to optimize rice
absorption which is intended to accumulate the existing stock, so that people
do not need to worry.
In the Market Operations, premium rice is sold at a price
of IDR 8,700-9,700/kg. Market operation is carried out by a Task Force which
has been designated, then distributed to the market to be sold directly or
through traders.
Along with the launch of the Rice Operation, Bulog also
distributes or pours additional allocation of restra or raskin (rice for the
poor). With this additional allocation, there will be an additional supply of
rice to the public a minimum of 464 million tons, which is expected to help
create stabilization of rice prices.
“We should be grateful that the BPS survey results
announced yesterday stated that farmer exchange rate rose nearly close to 2%.
It means that farmers benefit from rising prices in the market. Farmers benefit
from rising prices in the market. Farmers are happy. But on the other hand, BPS
report yesterday mentioned that there is a price of 2%. Well, this is what we
want to stabilize this morning with market operation, so that the increase did
not continue and the bias is controlled in reasonable prices which is
affordable, “said the President after releasing the trucks transporting rice
from Bulog’s warehouse, in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Friday (October 2).
As stated by heads of regional divisions in Jakarta,
Medan, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya, the target of the rice operation could
lower the prices of rice to approximately IDR 300-500 per kg. Although the
President saw that in two day as there have been traders who lower rice prices by
IDR 100-200 per kg. But he wanted to keep the prices of rice affordable in
addition to it being available in the market, the stock is also available.
“We also want to show, so that later not only in this
warehouse, but also in other warehouse, that our stock is available. There must
be no rumors that there is no stock. And we will do more absorption from
farmers and from traders in some regions where there is still no harvest, like
in Karawang, Central Java, and East Java. This continues to be absorbed by
Bulog, and we expect that in the future there will be a little extra stock of
Bulog,” the President explained. (E)
Business News - October 7, 2015
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