Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman has reaffirmed the government's commitment to maintaining rice price stability and affordability to ensure equal food access across all regions.

He said rice prices nationwide have shown a downward trend in recent weeks due to the government's control measures.

"Rice prices have dropped across Indonesia, but we must not be complacent. God willing, supervision will be tightened further," Sulaiman said in a statement here on Saturday.

Although prices have declined, he emphasized that the government will continue to strengthen monitoring efforts through the National Food Agency (Bapanas) and the Rice Price Control Task Force to ensure retail prices remain within the maximum re...