KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman on Tuesday kicked off the rice market operation by distributing 75,000 tons of rice in Jakarta. The medium-quality rice is sold at a ceiling price of Rp 8,100 (60 US cents) per kilogram, the ceiling price set by the government. The market operation, which will run from October 2017 to March 2019, uses the government rice reserve, said Enggartiasto at Cipinang Rice Wholesale Market in East Jakarta to mark the start of the market operation.
Trade Ministry distributes 75,000 tons of rice
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman on Tuesday kicked off the rice market operation by distributing 75,000 tons of rice in Jakarta. The medium-quality rice is sold at a ceiling price of Rp 8,100 (60 US cents) per kilogram, the ceiling price set by the government. The market operation, which will run from October 2017 to March 2019, uses the government rice reserve, said Enggartiasto at Cipinang Rice Wholesale Market in East Jakarta to mark the start of the market operation.