Indonesia plans to buy more soybeans and soybean meal from the US

Published 2025년 4월 18일

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Indonesia plans to increase imports of food and goods from the United States and decrease orders from other countries, in an effort to eliminate a trade surplus and avoid tariffs threatened by the Trump administration. The country proposes to boost its imports from the US by up to $19 billion, including energy imports and agricultural products like wheat, soybeans, and soybean meal. Indonesia will also simplify procedures for importing American horticultural products and help American companies in Indonesia obtain permits and incentives. The two countries aim to conclude the talks within the next 60 days. Meanwhile, Indonesian palm oil producers are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East due to the uncertainty caused by the trade war with the US.

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Indonesia will increase imports of food and goods from the United States and reduce orders from other countries where it currently buys products, Reuters reports, according to the country’s Chief Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto. Airlangga is in Washington as part of a delegation of senior officials who will meet with their American counterparts to negotiate the lifting of a 32% tariff on Indonesian exports that has been suspended for 90 days. Indonesia has proposed increasing imports from the United States by up to $19 billion, including energy imports, and boosting purchases of agricultural products including wheat, soybeans and soybean meal, to eliminate a trade surplus with Washington and avoid tariffs threatened by the Trump administration. Indonesia will also work on critical minerals and simplify procedures related to importing American horticultural products, the minister said. “We will also help American companies operating in Indonesia obtain permits and ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult