Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The polemic on rice prices in Indonesia is like an endless story. The increase in rice prices is inseparable from the dwindling stock availability, for example at the Jakarta Cipinang Rice Market (PIBC), where daily rice stocks experience a deficit.
Launching from the official PIBC website, rice stocks as of (25/1/2023) are 14,265 tons of rice. The amount has decreased drastically compared to the beginning of 2023 which was still 25,462 tons. Traders say it’s already a warning!
“Yes, the warning is certain that the depletion of stocks is a sign that there is not enough rice. Now there is not much of it,” said the General Chairperson of the PIBC Cooperative, Zulkifli, to CNBC Indonesia, Thursday (26/1/2023).
The declining stock of rice at PIBC is not only due to the lack of rice coming in from various supply areas, but also because there is still little rice being poured out by Bulog. Zul said that not all traders have received rice from Bulog for market operations.
“Right now rice stocks are fluctuating, the decision from above (Bulog) is also not valid. The cooperative that was promised to give a thousand tons was also cancelled,” he said.
However, Zulkifli himself does not yet know the real reason why Bulog still hasn’t poured rice into the cooperatives at PIBC.
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The average price of all types of rice at the Cipinang Rice Main Market has increased. |
“I don’t understand what the problem is. Yesterday we had a meeting that all the decisions have been made. In his notes, for the cooperative, a thousand tons were intended to be issued, but suddenly at 10 this morning it was cancelled. What’s the story?” he said.
Zul said that there were indeed individual traders who were showered with rice by Bulog. The individual traders receive around 50-100 tons of rice. However, cooperatives that go directly to wholesale market traders have yet to receive promises of a thousand tonnes of pouring.
“Some were given individually, which was 50 tons (or up to) 100 tons. For cooperatives, those that were given directly to wholesale market traders have not been given until now. According to Buwas (previously) all (traders who want to buy rice from Bulog) must be served “Everything can be redeemed, maybe those people have already applied, some have already got it. But so far there hasn’t been anything for market players,” he said.
The following details the increase in rice prices at PIBC:
1. Cianjur Head rice from IDR 14,450 per kg to IDR 14,725 per kg,
2. Cianjur Slip Rice from IDR 14,000 per kg to IDR 14,175
3. Sentra Ramos from IDR 13,475 per kg to IDR 13,725 per kg,
4. Saigon from IDR 12,225 per kg to IDR 12,350 per kg,
5. Appears I from IDR 11,050 per kg to IDR 11,150 per kg,
6. Appears II from IDR 10,275 per kg to IDR 10,375 per kg,
7. Appears III from IDR 9,975 per kg to IDR 10,075 per kg,
8. IR-64 I from Rp11.325 per kg to Rp11.550 per kg,
9. IR-64 II from IDR 10,525 per kg to IDR 10,775 per kg,
10. IR-64 III from IDR 9,975 per kg to IDR 10,475 per kg,
11. IR-42 from Rp13.100 per kg to Rp13.475 per kg.
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