President Prabowo Attends National Harvest, Announces Food Self-Sufficiency and Strong Rice Security
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto attended the national harvest in Karawang, West Java, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, marking an important milestone in strengthening Indonesia’s agricultural sector.
On the occasion, the President officially announced Indonesia’s success in once again achieving food self-sufficiency after facing various global and domestic challenges.
“Indonesia has once again succeeded in becoming a nation that is self-sufficient in food,” Prabowo said before farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
According to the President, this achievement is the result of the hard work of all elements of the nation, ranging from farmers and central and regional governments to consistent and sustainable policy support.
Prabowo emphasized that the achievement of food self-sufficiency is clear evidence that Indonesia is a strong and independent nation, capable of standing on its own in safeguarding national food security.
As a result, the government will not open rice import quotas in 2026. This certainty is based on the very strong condition of national rice stocks at the beginning of the year, which reached 12.529 million tons.
This figure represents an increase of up to 203 percent compared to early 2024 stock levels and is the highest in the history of national food management. This achievement further underscores Indonesia’s increasingly solid progress toward sustainable food security.
The National Food Agency (Bapanas) assessed that the available rice supply is more than sufficient to meet public needs. With national rice consumption averaging around 2.591 million tons per month, existing stocks are sufficient to meet demand for several months ahead. This condition provides the government with a safe buffer to maintain price and supply stability without relying on imports.
The Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilization at Bapanas, I Gusti Ketut Astawa, stated that based on these stock conditions, the 2026 Commodity Balance Forum unanimously decided to halt rice imports. The forum, held at the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs, agreed not to set any import quotas for either public rice or industrial rice in 2026.
“The government has decided that there is no need to import rice. The same applies to consumption sugar and feed corn in 2026, as national stock and production are considered strong,” Astawa said.
He detailed that the carry-over stock from 2025 to 2026 reached 12.529 million tons, including Government Rice Reserves (CBP) managed by Perum Bulog amounting to 3.248 million tons as of December 31, 2025. With relatively stable monthly consumption needs, these stocks are considered sufficient to meet public demand until May 2026.
In addition, Bapanas projects that national rice production throughout 2026 will reach 34.7 million tons. Combined with the initial stock, total national rice availability by the end of 2026 is estimated to reach 16.194 million tons.
