Jakarta, March 6 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman ensured that Indonesia had secured rice stocks for the next 324 days, or nearly 11 months, with monthly production reaching up to 5.7 million tonnes.

Speaking in Jakarta on Friday, he noted that official data issued in March shows the country is capable of producing between 2.6 million and 5.7 million tonnes of rice per month, exceeding the monthly national average consumption of 2.59 million tonnes.

He added that the government had confirmed 27.99 million tonnes of rice in stock, comprising 3.76 million tonnes stored by state logistics company Bulog, 12.50 million tonnes reserved by the public, and 11.73 million tonnes of standing crops ready for harvest.

Sulaiman pointed to...