Inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. Bulog reveals various stocks of food supplies are enough for Eid Al-Fitr. One of the stocks that are more than enough is rice with 1,102,869 tons of it in storage.
“We have 1,088,769 tons for the Government Rice Reserve (CBP) stocks, and 14,099 tons of commercial rice,” says the Director of Transformation and Institutional Relations Sonya Mamoriska during a discussion with the theme of Ensuring Availability and Affordability of Food Ahead and After the Eid, on Wednesday (3/27/2024).
Furthermore, Sonya also states that there are 5,760 tons of buffalo meat, 6,509 tons of cooking oil, 26 tons of beef, 9,224 tons of sugar, 156,883 tons of corn, 614 tons of flour, and 46 tons of egg.
Sonya explains that in overcoming the price increase, the government has provided food aid since January-March. Furthermore, there are 660,122 tons of food supplies prepared to be sent as aid for this end of month.
“As of now, we have sent 593,777 tons of it or around 89.95%,” said Sonya.
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