Indonesia: Grain and Feed Update

Indonesia’s economy is gradually improving as COVID-19 cases decline. As the Government relaxes social distancing measures, demand for wheat-based food is recovering from pandemic-induced lows. 2021/22 Imports of wheat are forecast to rebound to 10.6 million metric tons (MMT), a 2 percent increase from the previous forecast of 10.4 MMT. Indonesia is predicted to continue experiencing La Nina weather patterns until February 2022. Due to the resulting ample rainfall, Post is slightly revising up 2021/22 rice production from the previous forecast to 35.4 MMT of milled rice.