Problem 12 - Set 2 - Try Out - General Reasoning - SNBT

The realization of domestic rice procurement by Perum Bulog continues to decline from $2.96$ million tons in 2016 to $2.16$ million tons in 2017, and $1.44$ million tons last year. Apart from the Government Purchase Price (HPP) increasingly lagging behind market prices, the sluggish procurement is also considered to be contributed by the reduction in rice distribution channels following the change in the food assistance distribution mechanism for Raskin/Rastra to direct transfers. As a result, until the end of April 2019, procurement realization was only $321,123$ tons or $1.78$ percent of this year's target. In fact, the rendeng season harvest is relied upon as the main source of rice procurement this year. If procurement is not optimal, the Government Rice Reserve (CBP) threatens to be insufficient, especially during the upcoming lean season. This means that government rice stocks threaten to be insufficient if rice procurement continues to decline.

Based on the passage, if rice procurement is not optimal or continues to decline, which of the following conclusions is most correct?

Farmers' planting season or rendeng season becomes uncertain and farmers lack seeds and fertilizer

Realization of rice procurement becomes increasingly suboptimal and the government is forced to import rice

Government rice stocks or CBP (government rice reserves) will be threatened to decrease

The food distribution mechanism for Raskin or Rastra undergoes a change to direct transfers

HPP (Government Purchase Price) becomes increasingly lower compared to market prices

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