Indonesia imports cassava throughout January-September 2020

Published 2020년 11월 17일

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The Ministry of Agriculture of Indonesia reported significant imports of food plant commodities from January to September 2020, including 8 million tonnes of wheat, 5.7 million tonnes of soybeans, 911 thousand tonnes of corn, and 136 thousand tonnes of cassava. These imports were aimed at meeting the demand for processed food products. Wheat and soybeans were imported due to Indonesia's lack of domestic production, while corn was imported for the production of artificial sweeteners in the local food and beverage industry. Cassava imports were mainly in the form of tapioca flour. These imports were not recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture but fall under non-restricted commodities. The Ministry is now formulating a policy to regulate these imports.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) said that there were millions of tons of food plant commodities imported from January to September 2020. The importation was carried out to meet industry needs in producing processed food products. The largest import was wheat, which reached 8 million tonnes or valued at US $ 2.1 billion. Furthermore, namely soybean as much as 5.7 million tons worth 2.2 billion US dollars. The third largest commodity imported, namely corn, reached 911 thousand tons with a value of 233 million US dollars. Finally, there are 136 thousand tons of cassava with a value equivalent to 58 million US dollars. As is well known, specifically for the wheat commodity, it is not produced domestically. As for soybeans, local production is not sufficient. As for corn, Director General of Food Crops, Suwandi, said the import was devoted to the need for artificial sweeteners in the domestic food and beverage industry. "Imported corn is not used for ...

Source: Republika