YOGYAKARTA – How much stock of Indonesian rice? Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Andi Amran Sulaiman spoke out about the condition of Indonesia’s food reserves in the face of the war situation in the Middle East and the Godzilla El Nino cycle. He informed that the Government Rice Reserve (CBP) reached 4.6 million tons as of April 7, 2026.

“So yesterday 4.5 (million tons), now 4.6 million tons. This is the highest in history. The condition of national rice stocks in Indonesia is guaranteed to be safe for the next 10 to 11 months. On the other hand, El Nino is estimated to be 6 months,” Amran explained in a Working Meeting with Commission IV of the DPR RI at the Parliament Building, Tuesday (7/4).

Apart from rice, Amran ensured that other food supplies such as garlic and chicken eggs were also safe. Although, the war that is currently still going on in the Middle East has an impact on the supply chain.

“So God willing, our food is safe. Even though conflicts in the Middle East have begun to disrupt global supply chains, the supply of main food ingredients such as red onions, garlic, chili, chicken eggs, and granulated sugar is sufficient,” explained Amran.How Much Indonesian Rice Stock?

Based on the projection of the National Food Balance Sheet until May 2026, Amran explained that the availability of national strategic food commodities is in a surplus and relatively safe condition. This can be seen from the availability of rice which has the largest availability of around 29.33 million tons.

This is followed by 11.49 million tons of corn. Meanwhile, animal protein commodities such as chicken meat and chicken eggs are available in 2.52 million tons and 3.16 million tons respectively.

As for other complementary commodities, the availability of consumer sugar reached 1.82 million tons, 477 thousand tons of sweet peas, 452 thousand tons of large chili, as well as 586 thousand tons of red onions and 311 thousand tons of garlic.

In terms of surplus, Amran revealed that rice was recorded as the largest surplus, namely around 16.39 million tons, while corn surplus was 4.36 million tons. Other commodities such as consumer sugar were recorded at a surplus of 632 thousand tons, chicken meat 837 thousand tons, and chicken eggs 423 thousand tons, some of which were directed for export.

Meanwhile, red chili, large chili, red onion, and garlic also experienced a surplus although in smaller amounts, namely 63 thousand tons, 95 thousand tons, and 53 thousand, and 15 thousand tons.

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Published Date: April 14, 2026