AreaIndonesia

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/02/2012

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement, purchasing prices

DescriptionRaised government purchasing price by 25 percent to US$363–-369 per tonne (rupiah 3 300-–3 350 per kilo) of wet paddy, by 26 percent to US$457–-462 per tonne (rupiah 4 150-–4 200 per kilo) of dry paddy, and by 30 percent to US$726 per tonne (rupiah 6 600 per kilo) of rice.