Indonesia: Grain and Feed Update

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Faced with rising prices and reports of supply shortages in some areas, on January 11 the Minister of Trade (MOT) announced a plan to import up to 500,000 tons of rice. MOT’s intention is that the imports will act to dampen prices until the main season crop harvest begins in mid-February. The 2018 import forecast is increased to 800,000 tons.

Indonesia: Grain and Feed Update

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