Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Andi Amran Sulaiman, highlighted Indonesia's influence on global rice prices by boosting production and ensuring consistent, sustainable price stability.
"Indonesia has contributed to lowering global food prices from around US$650 per ton to US$371 now," he noted in a statement on Wednesday.
According to Sulaiman, this achievement is largely due to the efforts of Indonesian farmers.
Strengthening domestic rice production to meet public consumption has also bolstered the Government Rice Reserve (CBP), which now totals 3.8 million tons, he added.
The minister attributed this achievement to President Prabowo Subianto’s direct policies, which have allowed Indonesia to play a major role in the global rice market. It also marks the government’s move to stop rice imports in 2025.
Based on data on white rice prices from several rice-exporting countries, the average price of rice from Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Myanmar in January 2024 ranged from US$622 to US$655 per metric ton.
Furthermore, in the third week of December 2024, when Indonesia announced the halt to rice imports, rice prices from these four countries on the international market began to decline, ranging from US$455 to US$514 per metric ton.
According to the FAO All Rice Price Index (FARPI), the index in December 2024 decreased 1.2 percent compared to the previous month, to 119.2 points. The latest FARPI index in September 2025 was even lower, at 100.9 points.
"Statistics Indonesia (BPS) also predicts that our rice production in 2025 will reach 34.77 million tons. This is the highest increase," Sulaiman remarked.
He mentioned that this year's acceleration in national rice production leaves a surplus of 4.15 million tons compared to the previous year’s production of 30.62 million tons.
According to the 2025 Rice Balance Projection prepared by the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), rice consumption demand in 2025 will be around 30.97 million tons, resulting in a surplus of 3.8 million tons between rice production and consumption.
Data from BPS also showed an increase in the rice price index from 136.78 in January 2025 to 146.24 in October 2025, reflecting improved welfare among rice farmers.
The government has also established a Rice Price Control Task Force to supervise rice producers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers across Indonesia.
