Bulog Explained

BULOG Public Corporation
Location:Jln. Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav. 49 South Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
Industry:Food distribution
Revenue: Rp 46.6 trillion (2016)
Equity:Rp 11.318 trillion (2016)
Assets: Rp 34.883 trillion (2016)
Net Income: Rp 800 billion (2016)
Num Employees:4,693(2016)
Owner:Government of Indonesia
Homepage:www.bulog.co.id

BULOG Public Corporation (Indonesian: Perusahaan Umum BULOG), formerly the Indonesia Logistics Bureau (Indonesian: Badan Urusan Logistik,) is a statutory corporation in Indonesia formed in service to food distribution and price control.

History

Bulog was formed on 10 May 1967 following Suharto's rise to power. Its initial purpose was to secure food supply following the chaos that followed Sukarno's fall, when inflation reached 650 percent in 1966.[1] [2] In 1969, its authorities expanded to price stabilization with the company's rice stocks acting as a buffer stock and it controlled rice imports and exports to stabilize market prices. In 1987, it was assigned to control multiple food commodities.[3] Initially, the distribution of rice covered mainly civil servants (including military personnel), who received a 63% share of the 1.13 million tons of rice distributed by Bulog in 1970. However, market distribution grew, with 1.86 million of 2.66 million tons of rice distributed in 1980 going to open market operations.[4]

Following the 1997 Asian financial crisis and Indonesia's acceptance of an economic rescue package from the IMF, Bulog's authority was reduced to a smaller basket of commodities.[1]

Chairman

This is the list of chairman of Bulog:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sejarah Perum BULOG. Bulog. 7 November 2017. id.
  2. News: Sari. Elisa Valenta. Kisah Inflasi 650 Persen dan Cerutu Ali Wardhana. 7 November 2017. CNN Indonesia. 14 September 2015. en.
  3. Book: Abdulgani-Knapp. Retnowati. Soeharto : the life and legacy of Indonesia's second president : an authorised biography. 2007. Marshall Cavendish Editions. Singapore. 9789812613400. 103. Repr.. 7 November 2017.
  4. Book: Abbot. John C.. Agricultural marketing enterprises for the developing world. 1987. Cambridge University Press. New York. 9780521339087. 141. 7 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Profil: Widjanarko Puspoyo. Wardhani . Meidita Kusuma . Merdeka.com . 5 February 2017 .
  6. News: Mustafa Abu Bakar, Dirut Bulog Baru . 21 March 2007. 5 February 2017 . liputan6.com. ICH.
  7. News: Menteri BUMN tunjuk Lenny Sugihat pimpin Bulog . 31 December 2014 . 21 April 2017 . AntaraNews.com. Suryanto.
  8. News: Pemerintah Tunjuk Lenny Sugihat Jadi Dirut ulog . 31 December 2014 . 21 April 2017 . GatraNews. Januar . Rizki. Nur. Hidayat.
  9. News: Buwas jadi dirut Bulog . 27 April 2018 . 27 April 2018 . detik.com. Hendra . Kusuma.