TO Ela, the five-kilogram rice in a yellow packaging was godsend at a time when the staple food’s price soared. Inside the package is medium-quality rice released by the state logistics agency Bulog for market operations at the end of December 2022. Ela bought it during a market operation held by the Cirebon City Regional Inflation Control Team near the Kanoman Market in Cirebon, West Java, on January 18. The price was Rp45,000 per pack, ar