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ADDITIONAL RAW SUGAR IMPORTS 180,000 TONS :TRADE MINISTER
Surabaya, E Java, Sept 9 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has decided to give an allocation of additional raw sugar import of 180,000 tons to secure year-end sugar stock.
"We are giving a raw sugar permit for 180,000 tons for sugarmills to boost their production for adequate year-end stocks in the event of unmilled sugar," Minister of Trade, Mari Elka Pangestu said on the sidelines of her visit to Tanjung Perak port of Surabaya on Wednesday.
She said the import will be carried out prior to the end of the milling season in November, because it is aimed at covering the sugarmills idle capacity.
The minister also explained that the measures was taken to secure a stock of five months before next year's milling season.
"Right now the stock is still enough, otherwise we would have to make adjustments by raw sugar imports like what we are doing now," she said.
In the meantime, the ministry of trade's domestic trade director general Diah Maulida said the distribution of the raw sugar import allocation of 180,000 tons will be carried out by the ministry of agriculture.
Diah said although the import allocation is already available, the ministry of trade has yet to issue the import licenses.
This year, the government is allocating raw sugar imports for refined sugar industries 1.6 million tons, and the import of 380,000 tons of refined sugar.
"And the import of refined sugar by the food and beverages industries had now reached only 90,000 tons, " Diah said.***2***
"We are giving a raw sugar permit for 180,000 tons for sugarmills to boost their production for adequate year-end stocks in the event of unmilled sugar," Minister of Trade, Mari Elka Pangestu said on the sidelines of her visit to Tanjung Perak port of Surabaya on Wednesday.
She said the import will be carried out prior to the end of the milling season in November, because it is aimed at covering the sugarmills idle capacity.
The minister also explained that the measures was taken to secure a stock of five months before next year's milling season.
"Right now the stock is still enough, otherwise we would have to make adjustments by raw sugar imports like what we are doing now," she said.
In the meantime, the ministry of trade's domestic trade director general Diah Maulida said the distribution of the raw sugar import allocation of 180,000 tons will be carried out by the ministry of agriculture.
Diah said although the import allocation is already available, the ministry of trade has yet to issue the import licenses.
This year, the government is allocating raw sugar imports for refined sugar industries 1.6 million tons, and the import of 380,000 tons of refined sugar.
"And the import of refined sugar by the food and beverages industries had now reached only 90,000 tons, " Diah said.***2***
