Indonesia: Food Processing Ingredients

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   ID2021-0013

Indonesia currently imports 62 percent of raw materials for its growing food processing industry. The market presents significant opportunities for a range of U.S. agricultural products, including soybeans, wheat, dairy, distillers’ grains, fresh fruit, and beef and beef products. De-spite tariff disadvantages, the U.S. remains Indonesia’s largest supplier of agricultural products, exporting nearly $3 billion of products in 2020.

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