"Today, with the price of grain at Rp7,040 per kilogram, the rice price will be corrected for Rp2 thousand or Rp14 thousand per kilogram," Adi remarked at the Coordination Meeting for the National Holidays (HBKN) of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 1445 Hijriah in Jakarta on Monday.
Currently, the price of GKP is starting to fall, from earlier above Rp8 thousand per kilogram to Rp7,040 per kilogram. If the GKP price continues to decline, the price of rice will also be corrected significantly, he remarked.
He noted that the price of GKP and rice in the market fell after entering the main harvest season in the March-April period that is projected to reach 3.5 million tons.
"Prices will begin to be corrected as the harvest progresses, which will be approximately 3-3.5 million tons from our needs of 2.5-2.6 million tons. The harvest comes from Lamongan, Tuban Bojonegoro, Sragen, Ngawi, Demak, Grobogan, Lampung, and South Sumatra," he explained.
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On the occasion, Adi thanked all food sector stakeholders who worked together in maintaining a conducive situation, especially for national rice.
The National Food Agency held a joint coordination meeting across ministries and institutions as well as entrepreneurs in the food sector to realize affordable food for the community ahead of the 1445 H Eid al-Fitr.
The meeting was chaired directly by Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian and attended by several representatives from the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of SOEs, and Coordinating Ministry for the Economy Affairs.
Bulog, Head of BPS, Police Criminal Investigation Agency, the BI governor, Ombudsman, regional heads across Indonesia, several entrepreneurs and associations in the food sector, and other related parties also attended the meeting.
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Translator: Muhammad Harianto, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga
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