Jakarta, March 2 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said Indonesia holds a surplus of key food commodities ahead of the 2026 Eid al-Fitr holiday, assuring stable supplies and prices during the peak consumption period.

In a statement on Monday, Sulaiman said national rice stocks have reached about 3.5 million tons and are expected to rise further as the main harvest season peaks. Rice production has increased by around 15 percent as of March, he added.

"If this trend continues through the end of the month, stocks will almost certainly exceed six million tons. That would be the highest level since independence. If the pattern holds until year-end, the potential surplus could reach around nine million tons," he said.

He said over...