Indonesia to import additional 1.5 million tonnes of rice for 2023: minister


Indonesia typically buys rice from major shippers Thailand, Vietnam and India.- The Jakarta Post file pic

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia will import an additional 1.5 million metric tonnes of rice in 2023, its agriculture minister said on Monday (Oct 9), amid rising prices of the staple as drought affects harvests in many production centres countrywide.

The additional quota comes on top of a 2 million tonne rice import quota for 2023 and an additional 300,000 tonnes carryover from last year's import plan.

Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.


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