Pemerintah Impor Beras di Januari untuk Stabilisasi Pasokan dan Harga

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00:00 The government has imported 2.5 million tons of rice in January 2024

00:08 in order to maintain the provision of the government's food and rice supplies.

00:13 This was reported by the head of the National Food Board, or BAPANAS, Arief Prasetyo Adi,

00:19 who accompanied President Joko Widodo to distribute rice aid

00:23 in the Bulog Temanggung farm on Monday, January 22.

00:27 According to Arief, from that amount, 2 million tons of rice are imported from Thailand and Vietnam,

00:35 while 500,000 tons of rice are rice imports in 2023 from Myanmar.

00:42 Arief added that in January and February 2024,

00:47 Indonesia had a shortage of 2.8 million tons of rice as a result of the global El Nino phenomenon.

00:54 On the other hand, the acceleration of importation is related to the preparation of needs

01:00 for the food and rice stabilization program before Ramadan and Eid 2024.

01:07 The rice stock in Bulog currently remains 1.4 million tons,

01:12 while the national needs range from 2.5 to 2.6 million tons of rice per month.

01:20 We are sorry to say that we have to take the bitter needs and import rice,

01:25 but this is a measured import.

01:28 So, this import is only for the Bulog Farm,

01:30 and it will be used for government intervention such as food aid,

01:34 then the National Food Board, food supply and price stabilization, and special needs.

01:39 For example, for premium rice, we gave 200,000 tons to the rice farmers last year,

01:45 and this year we have also given 200,000 tons to the President.

01:48 In 2024, more than 1 million hectares of agricultural land in Indonesia have been planted.

01:55 It is expected that 2 to 3 months in the future, it will be harvested.

02:00 With the scope of the planting, the government is expected not to need rice imports from abroad.

02:07 From Temanggung, Central Java, Firman Eko Handi, Antara News Agency, reported.

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