Consume broken rice only, anyone?

Being the staple food of many Asians and in many parts of the world, the shortage of rice and inadvertent increase in price. Rice shortages can cause panic and unrest in many countries. Many people in Southeast Asia are worried over reports that rice is getting more expensive and supplies are dwindling.

April 1st 2008, Najib says “The price of rice will not go up despite the seemingly tighter supply in the local market.”

April 17th, 2008 Shahrir says (as Bernama reports), “Despite the increase, there would be sufficient supply to meet the demand.” He said at the moment, the consumption of such broken rice was only at 30 per cent of the total consumption of local rice and expected to increase to 50 percent.He said so far there was no report of an increase in its price which was fixed at RM1.65 to RM1.80 per kg.

Is Najib and Shahrir referring to broken rice only or others types of rice?

So Malaysians who can’t face the price increase of long grain, frangrant rice and etc should start consuming broken rice i.e. change your lifestyle. Can’t Malaysians still enjoy the rice we have all been consuming for many years and especially with the existence of the Privatisation Agreement between BERNAS and the Government of Malaysia dated 12 January 1996 ("the Privatisation Agreement")?

Will BERNAS practice what they preach in their principal activity which is reproduce below?

“the Company shall also ensure the maintenance of the sufficient supply of rice at reasonably fair and stable prices. The Company's obligations under the Privatisation Agreement also include the maintenance of the rice stockpile, the distribution of paddy price subsidies to farmers on behalf of the Government, the management of the Bumiputra Rice Millers Scheme and acting as a buyer of last resort at the Guaranteed Minimum Price of paddy.”

Let’s watch! Before that some suggestions here.