Iran-Pakistan bombarded each other, are Indonesian rice imports safe?

Published Jan 23, 2024

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Despite escalating tensions and attacks between Iran and Pakistan, Indonesia's rice imports are not expected to be significantly impacted, according to Tomi Wijaya, the Public Relations and Institutional Manager of Perum Bulog. This is due to Indonesia's diverse import collaborations with various countries. Indonesia plans to import 2.5 million tons of rice before the harvest period in April, with the majority of last year's imports coming from Thailand and Vietnam.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Conflicts in the Middle East region have become increasingly heated this week. Not only Israel's war in Gaza and the Houthi militia's attack on the Red Sea, the escalation on the Iran-Pakistan border is also a concern. This started when last Tuesday (16/1/2024), Iran sent missiles to neighboring Pakistan, which killed two children and injured three people. Iran admits to bombing the Jaish al-Adl group which it claims is disrupting Tehran's security. The following day, Pakistan condemned Iran's actions. Pakistan withdrew its ambassador from Tehran until it "retaliated" by launching airstrikes on Iran that killed nine people. Pakistan also argues that this is for the security of its country. The target of the missile was the Baluchistan group, in southeastern Iran. So, does this conflict have the potential to disrupt Indonesian rice imports? Considering that Pakistan is one of the countries from which Indonesia imports rice. However, the Public Relations ...

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