"We will soon conduct market operations to overcome local rice price fluctuations," Rizal Effendi, head of Bulog`s West Sumatra branch office, said here on Tuesday.
He said the market operations would be conducted to help the local people get rice at affordable prices during the Ramadan fasting month.
"We are ready to conduct market operations anytime during the fasting month when rice prices in the market become unstable," Rizal said.
He added that traders at a number of traditional markets in Padang city were selling rice for around Rp10,000 per kg.
"Based on a report we received, rice prices in several traditional markets are still normal, and the market operations will be conducted if rice prices rise by more than exceed 25 percent," he said.
"Rice prices at present tend to fluctuate, if the district and city governments want a pure market operation, we will do it as soon as possible," Rizal added.
(Uu.O001/HAJM)
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