149.000 Ton Imported Rice In Customs House

JAKARTA - A total of 149,000 tons of imported rice from Vietnam, India and Thailand arrived in Indonesian waters to meet domestic demand.

Currently, the import of medium quality rice is being processed by the loading and unloading of goods, then it will be stored in Bulog Warehouse which is near from the port or that has been agreed.

Director of Procurement of Perum Bulog Andrianto Wahyu Adi said that imported rice entered through three ports namely Tanjung Priok Jakarta, Merak Banten, and sau harbor in East Java for Thai and Vietnamese rice. While India arrived through the port of Belawan Medan.

Total rice entering at the end of March increased the stock of imported rice arriving earlier in February at 261,000 tonnes. If it accumulates, the amount of imported rice in Indonesia has reached 410,000 tons.

Andriato said imported rice arrived in the last week of March in accordance with an approved contract.

"Imported rice from Vietnam reached 55,600 tons, while Thailand 83,400 tons and from India 10,000 tons," Andrianto told us on Monday (2/4).

He continued, imported rice will be processed with the packaging of various sizes ranging from weight 5 kilograms, 10 kilograms, 20 kilograms and 25 kilograms.

Furthermore, Bulog will wait for government direction for market outreach.

To reach 500,000 tons as agreed by the government is expected to arrive in late May or June.

Andrianto said about 50,000 rice will be supplied from Pakistan and 30,000 from India. The latter state will also supply 10,000 tons of water predicted to reach RI in May.

The plan imported rice will be distributed to the market before the fasting and Eid Al-Fitr. This step will be done to push the price up to the highest retail price (HET) set by the Ministry of Commerce.

Andrianto said, the distribution of rice to the market will be regulated by the Ministry of Commerce. It only supplies rice and absorbs rice belonging to local farmers.

Meanwhile, Rice Millers and Rice Entrepreneurs of Indonesia (Perpadi) asked the Ministry of Trade to reconsider plans to issue Regulation of the Minister of Trade related to the registration and labeling on rice packaging.

Chairman of DPP Perpadi Sutarto Alimoeso said the plan will make it difficult for many parties. In addition, for information on rice varieties in the packaging will make all parties difficult to determine the type of rice.

According to him the rule is more appropriate if applied to premium rice or special rice.

Because both types of Indonesian rice are clear varieties on the market such as Pandan Wangi and Rojolele.