JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Amran Sulaiman again emphasized that food stocks for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr are in surplus.
According to Amran, in the next two months, Indonesia has more than enough reserves for 11-12 basic commodities.
This was conveyed by Amran Sulaiman at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, February 11. Nine basic commodities, according to Amran, are in a self-sufficient condition, even some are exported. Amran said that strategically important commodities that are closely monitored include rice, cooking oil, meat, chicken, and eggs.
In addition, Amran also explained regarding the protest of the private sector in terms of meat imports which were said to fall more to SOEs. Amran said, so far 100 percent is done by the private sector with a figure of around 700 thousand heads.
Furthermore, Amran said that if the import of meat managed by SOEs is intended for government reserves so that they can intervene when prices soar.
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