Jakarta, Feb. 14 -- The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) emphasized that the retail price ceiling (HET) of rice is not changed in spite of an increase in the prices of the commodity in several regions.

"The HET is not adjusted. The HET has been decided by President (Joko Widodo)," Bulog President Director Bayu Krisnamurthi stated in a media discussion event on Data and Facts on the Current Rice Affairs Situation in Indonesia in Jakarta on Tuesday (February 13).

He emphasized that despite rice prices in several regions having reached around Rp15 thousand (US$0.96) to Rp16 thousand (US$1.02) per kilogram, the government will not make adjustments to the HET.

According to Krisnamurthi, the prices in those regions are above the HET of rice se...