Importing Rice to Lower Prices
Rice prices continue to skyrocket as crop yields decline. Imported rice is entering the market and distribution methods are being changed.
Retno Sulistyowati
October 23, 2023
THE imported rice ordered by the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) continues to arrive. Numerous ships have unloaded the cargo at various ports. Towards the end of October, one ship laden with 21,000 tons of rice imported from Thailand docked in Tanjung Emas Harbor, Semarang, Central Java, while another ship carrying 21,000 tons of rice from Vietnam docked in Tanjung Perak Harbor, Surabaya. East Java.
A ship carrying 40,000
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