Indonesia Builds Permanent Corn Supply Chain with Warehouse Receipts and Rp3.7 Trillion Budget
Indonesia's agriculture ministry announced a corn supply chain linking farmers, cooperatives, Bulog and livestock producers, funded by a Rp3.7 trillion budget reallocation.
On 5 November, during a working visit to Blitar, Indonesia's Minister of Agriculture and Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Andi Amran Sulaiman announced an integrated corn supply chain connecting farmers, cooperatives, state logistics agency Bulog, and livestock producers. Under the scheme, Bulog purchases surplus corn during the harvest season and stores it through the warehouse receipt system, allowing stocks to be drawn back by livestock producers during the September-November lean season. Amran described the arrangement as a permanent solution.
The program is funded by a Rp3.7 trillion budget reallocation away from seminars, official travel and office renovations, according to ministry statements. Implementation began the same day: Bulog West Java distributed 60 tons of government rice reserve corn to six regencies at Rp5,000 per kilogram through cooperatives.
Quality requirements remain a concern for farmers. On 28 October, the minister directed that corn with 20 percent moisture content be accepted at Bulog intake points.