Rice insights

Amid complaints from the rice processing food industry about difficulties in securing raw materials, there is a call to shift the focus of government grain policy from rice for consumption to rice for processing. The Korea Rice Processing Food Association, the Korea Rice Farmers' Central Union, and the Korea Food Security Research Institute at Korea University held a "Discussion on the Development of the Rice Processing Industry and Food Security" at the National Assembly in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, on the 22nd. This discussion was held in response to the "Rice Industry Structural Reform Plan (2025-2029)" announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in December last year, under which the supply of government-managed rice for processing is set to decrease gradually from this year. According to the Korea Rice Processing Food Association, the government has set a goal to reduce the supply of rice for processing to 310,000 tons by 2030 and set the supply ...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman ensures that the decline in rice prices in the market will not affect the welfare of farmers. According to Amran, the government's task is not easy, namely to ensure that farmers remain prosperous and consumers remain happy. Therefore, the Minister of Agriculture ensures that the purchase price of rice at the farmer level is maintained at a minimum of Rp 6,500 per kilogram (kg). “The government has worked hard to ensure that all parties are safe and comfortable. Maintain this good condition. Our stock is currently at its highest, the price is now lower compared to last year,” he said. Amran added that, to date, Indonesia has not imported rice, despite many other countries facing supply difficulties. “The government has worked hard, able to stop imports in a short time,” he said. He mentioned that the current price contraction is directly responded to ...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SEMARANG - Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman mentioned that rice prices in 13 provinces have recorded a decrease. He revealed that the operations of the Rice Supply and Food Price Stabilization Market (SPHP) have had a positive impact on the reduction of these rice prices. “Alhamdulillah we see the SPHP market operations which now distribute 6,000 tons daily. We target to increase to 7,000 tons and then to 10,000 tons per day. This has already had a good impact on lowering prices in 13 provinces, maybe already 15 provinces have seen price reductions. This is very good for all of us,” said Minister Amran while inspecting the Bulu Market, Semarang, Central Java, on Saturday (23/8/2025). Amran explained that these market operations will continue until December 2025 with a total distribution of 1.3 million tons of rice across Indonesia. According to him, the synergy between the government and various institutions including the TNI/Polri has helped accelerate ...