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The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) recently issued a new regulation that eliminates the use of “harvest periods” as a basis to restrict horticultural product imports.

The growth of modern retail outlets throughout Indonesia provides significant opportunities for U.S. food products.

On May 9, 2018, FAS/Jakarta, in collaboration with Peka Consulting, held a special pre-Ramadan media gathering at AMUZ restaurant in Jakarta.

Favorable weather in Northern Sumatra and lowland Southern Sumatra are forecast to increase Indonesia’s 2018/19 coffee production to 11.1 million bags....

The United States’ position as the leading supplier of cotton to Indonesia was overtaken by Brazil during the period August 2017 to January 2018.

Indonesia offers significant opportunities for U.S. ingredient suppliers to meet the demand for raw materials for its food processing industry.

Rice production in 2018/19 is forecast to increase only slightly, and low stocks and high prices will continue to require rice imports.

Palm oil production is expected to increase from 38.5 million tons in 2017/18 to 40.5 million tons in 2018/19.

FAS Jakarta provided assistance to a local importer to release a detained shipment of U.S. hardwood lumber.

The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia recently visited a tempeh manufacturing plant in central Java.

With new mature area entering full production and expectations for above trend yields, the 2017/18 palm oil production forecast is maintained at 38.5 million tons, a 5.5 percent increase from 2016/17.

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.