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Bulog plans 100 warehouses to reduce reliance on rented storage
Indonesia’s state food company, Bulog, plans to build 100 warehouses across the country.
The move is intended to reduce its reliance on rented storage.
Bulog owns warehouses with capacity for 3.1 million tonnes of rice.
Its rice stocks peaked at 5.4 million tonnes in September, so it rented additional storage.
Bulog says it still rents capacity for 2.1 million tonnes, and those rental contracts are paid yearly.
The new warehouses are meant to improve storage operations and efficiency.
Bulog says it is preparing to carry out the construction, but gives no timeline.
Bulog plans to build 100 warehouses across Indonesia to reduce its reliance on rented storage.
The state-owned food company still rents storage space for up to 2.1 million tonnes of rice.
Bulog has its own warehouse capacity of 3.1 million tonnes.
Its rice stocks reached 5.4 million tonnes at their peak in September, prompting it to rent additional storage.
Bulog chief Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani said the rental contracts are paid annually.
- Who
- Perum Bulog, led by chief executive Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani.
- What
- Bulog plans to build 100 warehouses and currently rents storage space for up to 2.1 million tonnes of rice.
- When
- Rizal announced the plan on Friday, October 9. The article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- The warehouses are planned across Indonesia. Rizal spoke at Bulog’s office in South Jakarta.
- Why
- Bulog wants to reduce its reliance on rented facilities and improve storage operations and efficiency.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
At Bulog’s peak in September, we had 5.4 million tonnes, so we rented warehouses up to 3 million tonnes.
We are still renting warehouses, and of course we pay the rent annually.
Bulog’s rice stocks reached a peak of 5.4 million tonnes.
Rizal said Bulog still rented storage space for 2.1 million tonnes and planned to build 100 warehouses.
CNN Indonesia published its report on the plan.
- Planned warehouses
- 100 across Indonesia
- Current rented storage
- 2.1 million tonnes
- Owned warehouse capacity
- 3.1 million tonnes
- Peak rice stocks
- 5.4 million tonnes in September
- Rental payment schedule
- Annually
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