Indonesia Potentially Exports 2000 Tons of Rice per Month to Malaysia Until mid-May, Bulog has absorbed 2.1 million tons of rice-equivalent paddy. Rep: Frederikus Dominggus Bata/ Red: Friska Yolandha

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy Minister of Agriculture (Wamentan) Sudaryono said that Indonesia has spoken with Malaysia regarding the rice trading business. Indonesia has the potential to export rice to the neighboring country. Negotiations are ongoing. The Ministers of Agriculture of both countries have also met. The talks have even led to sales volume. "Yesterday, what was discussed was maybe around 2,000 tons per month, because Malaysia also takes from many places," said Sudaryono on the sidelines of his visit to the Karawang Rice Milling Center (SPP), West Java, Thursday (15/5/2025). He emphasized that Indonesia has its own tariff rate. It tends not to be affected by global prices. This is because all production processes are carried out domestically. Then, regarding the potential for imports, the Ministry of Agriculture follows the direction of the highest leadership. President Prabowo Subianto once gave the green light. It so happens that there is a rice surplus in ...