Prabowo Often Calls to Ask About Food Prices, Minister of Agriculture: Once Could Be Three Times a Day Amran said the price of chili has gradually decreased. Red: Lida Puspaningtyas

The article highlights the active role of President Prabowo Subianto in ensuring the stability of food supply and prices in Indonesia, particularly emphasizing staple foods like rice and cooking oil. Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, confirmed daily communications with the President and Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Sudaryono, regarding the current status of food prices and stocks. Despite abundant national stocks and stable market operations, the President's dedication to preventing price fluctuations is evident. This commitment is especially significant in the lead-up to Eid al-Fitr, with the government's efforts to maintain cheap food markets and good production levels, as recognized by the President for the cabinet's achievements in national food security and the importance of agriculture to the country's safety and stability.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman admitted that he often received calls from President Prabowo Subianto lately. According to him, Prabowo always asked about the condition of food prices to ensure the stability of food supply and prices in Indonesia. "The President's direction is that prices are requested to be stable, if necessary to decrease. That was his request, and he monitored it directly. Once in one day, he called me three times to ask about (food) prices," said Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman in a statement in Jakarta, Sunday (3/23/2025). The Minister of Agriculture said that the President monitors food prices intensively, even often contacting him several times a day to ensure the stability of staple food prices, especially rice and cooking oil. The Minister of Agriculture admitted that President Prabowo often monitors the condition of food prices. Apart from himself, the Minister of Agriculture said that the President ...