Indonesia imports cassava throughout January-September 2020
Cassava
Indonesia
Published Nov 18, 2020
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Apart from cassava, Indonesia also imports corn and soybeans.
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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 ...
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