Indonesia will be free from sugar and salt imports in 2025, here's ASRIM's response

Published 2024년 12월 12일

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The Soft Drink Industry Association (ASRIM) of Indonesia does not anticipate that the government's policy to cease importing household salt, sugar, rice, and corn for animal feed by 2025 will have a significant impact on the industry. The association's general chair, Triyono Prijosoesilo, pointed out that this policy may instead affect household and micro-scale industries. He also highlighted the need for a clear government vision regarding the role of sugar raw materials in the growth of the domestic industrial sector.

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Reporter: Amalia Nur Fitri | Editor: Tri Sulistiowati KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Soft Drink Industry Association (ASRIM) stated that the policy to no longer import consumption salt and sugar commodities in 2025 will not have a direct impact on the industry. For information, the Coordinating Minister for Food (Menko Pangan) Zulkifli Hasan stated that Indonesia will no longer import consumption salt, consumption sugar, rice and corn for animal feed in 2025. This was conveyed at the Limited Coordination Meeting for the Determination of the 2025 Food Commodity Balance at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Food. ASRIM General Chair Triyono Prijosoesilo responded that household and micro-scale industries would certainly be affected. "As far as we know, the decision to no longer import sugar in 2025 is only for household consumption, so it should not directly impact the industry, except for household and micro-scale industries that do not necessarily have access to buy GKR ...

Source: Kontan