Coordinating Minister for Food Crops Sets Commodity Balance, Sugar Import for Next Year at 3.12 Million Tons The Coordinating Minister for Food Crops insists there will be no imports for consumer needs. Red: Ahmad Fikri Noor

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The Coordinating Ministry for Foodstuffs has set the food commodity balance for 2026, including the import of 3.12 million tons of raw industrial sugar and 17,090 tons of industrial meat to ensure the supply certainty for the industrial sector. Deputy for Coordination of Trade and Food Distribution of the Coordinating Ministry for Foodstuffs Tatang Yuliono conveyed the decision after a coordination meeting in Jakarta, Tuesday (30/12/2025). The meeting also discussed the balance of fishery products for industrial needs. "For consumption, there is no import," said Tatang. Tatang mentioned that the import quota for industrial meat of 17,090 tons was agreed upon, taking from the determination of 297,090 tons discussed in the meeting. In addition to industrial meat, the government agreed on the balance of industrial raw sugar of 3.12 million tons and sugar under the Export-Oriented Import Facilitation Scheme (KITE) of 508,360 tons for certain industrial ...