Crop Industry News: Indonesia
18 September 2014

INDONESIA - Harvesting of the 2014 main (wet) season paddy crop, which accounts for about 95 per cent of annual production, was completed by June, while that of the 2014 secondary season crop...
24 July 2014

INDONESIA - Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives Mr Christopher Chiza in Inauguration of Big Result Now of the Vision 25 which held in Morogoro, Saturday 12 July said Indonesia...
19 June 2014

INDONESIA - Harvesting of Indonesia's 2014 main (wet) season paddy crop, which accounts for about 95 per cent of annual production, is nearing completion, while planting of the 2014 secondary...
01 May 2014

INDONESIA - The Indonesian Ministry of Industry reported that Indonesia was the world’s 9th largest textile exporter, with total exports valued at $12.5 billion in CY 2012....
29 April 2014

INDONESIA - Post estimates that total Indonesian wheat imports will grow from 7.146 MMT in MY 2012/13 to 7.2 MMT in MY 2013/14 (less than one per cent)....
08 April 2014

INDONESIA - Harvesting of the 2014 main (wet) season paddy crop, which accounts for about 95 percent of annual production, began in early-March and is expected to continue until mid-June. ...
07 March 2014

INDONESIA - Wheat consumption is on the rise in Indonesia, driven by economic growth and convenience. Wheat provides an economical and nutritious alternative to rice, and increased consumption...
08 August 2013

INDONESIA - After CY2010 and CY2011, Indonesia is again experiencing another wet dry season in CY2013....
23 July 2013

INDONESIA - Biodiesel is the most successful component of the Government of Indonesia’s (GOI) Indonesian Biofuel Program, which began in early 2006....
12 July 2013

INDONESIA - On May 8, 2013, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) released Presidential Regulation No. 32, 2013, which directed the National Logistics Agency (BULOG) to maintain stable prices and...
08 April 2013

INDONESIA - The Indonesian Ministry of Industry reported that in calendar year (CY) 2012, Indonesia was the world’s 10th largest textile exporter, with total exports valued at $12.5.1 billion....
30 November 2012

INDONESIA - It has been forecast that Indonesia is likely to import 3.1 MMT of soybean meal (SBM) in MY 2011/2012. Imports are expected to slightly increase to 3.15 MMT in MY 2012/2013....
28 November 2012

INDONESIA - It is estimated that Indonesian rice imports will increase to 1.7 million metric tons. The government recently granted the Indonesian National Logistics Agency (BULOG) permission...
27 November 2012

INDONESIA - Indonesian corn farmers have been witnessing a delayed onset of the MY 2012/13 rainy season. Due to this, fewer farmers have planted corn as of October 2012....
14 November 2012

Experts say the Indonesian government needs to stop the conversion of rice fields into housing, industrial complexes or other non-agricultural activities in an effort to support food security....
12 October 2012

INDONESIA - Indonesia is set to overtake China and Russia as the world's largest sugar importer in 2013....
19 September 2012

INDONESIA - The government has set up a compensation fund for farmers who had their land parched by drought....
29 August 2012

INDONESIA - Recent soybean price hikes on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and other international commodity markets have increased soybean prices for local end users in Indonesia....
25 April 2012

INDONESIA - Indonesian soybean meal (SBM) consumption will increase from 3 MMT in MY 2010/2011 to 3.3 MMT in MY 2011/2012 due to higher animal feed production. Post predicts a further increase...
23 April 2012

INDONESIA - Total wheat, corn and rice imports are set to rise in the MY 2011/2012....
20 April 2012

INDONESIA - The Government of Indonesia (GOI) strictly regulates sugar production and trade. In MY (market year) 2011/12, Post expects that Indonesia will produce 1.83 MMT of plantation white...
17 April 2012

INDONESIA - Indonesian cotton imports likely to decline to 1.8 million bales in the 2011/12 year due to international cotton price volatility....
13 April 2012

INDONESIA - The government is optimistic that the development of hybrid rice could be one solution in an effort to increase food production, said the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ir Suswono, during...
06 March 2012

INDONESIA - Both Indonesian rice and corn production estimates for MY (market year) 2011/12 are expected to be higher than Post’s previous MY 2010/11 estimates. ...
02 February 2012

INDONESIA - The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is looking at the possibility of importing rice from Myanmar. ...
11 January 2012

INDONESIA - The government says it has no plans to import rice this year as stockpiles are sufficient. ...
06 December 2011

INDONESIA - Cargill was presented with the Best Investor Award by Indonesia's Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia at a ceremony held on November...
17 November 2011

INDONESIA - Indonesia has emerged as one of the leading Asian countries for economic growth post-global financial crisis and looks set to lead the Southeast Asian growth story for the next decade,...
10 November 2011

INDONESIA - With only 58,000 tons of rice stocks, Maluku still needs 70,000 tons of rice per year to serve its 1.5 million population local agricultural office spokesman Suryadi Sabirin says....
04 November 2011

INDONESIA - The lower production of key crops in Indonesia this year coupled with the global rice shortage may threaten food security and boost prices, as the country counters the risks of global...