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Sun, 04/25/2010 - 22:10
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RI STILL NEEDS SUGAR IMPORTS
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 25 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is set to import sugar in several years ahead as local sugar mills are still unable to meet growing demand, a sugar producer said.
"The sugar import policy still has to be taken for this year and in the next few years as domestic sugar mills are still unable to meet national needs," Rahmad Edi Cahyono, director of PT Madu Baru which operates Madukismo sugar mill, said here on Sunday.
In 2010, all sugar mills in the country could only produce 2.7 million tons, while sugar demand was projected to reach 3.4 million tons, he said.
"This year sugar consumption has even been projected to run into 4 million tons with sugar output estimated at 2.7 million tons. It is very difficult to raise sugar production to up to 4 million tons and that sugar imports will be inevitable," he said.
He said the sugar imports would not disturb domestic sugar prices if sugar importers were not delinquent.
"There must be clear regulation (governing domestic sugar trade) and stern measures on delinquent sugar importers," he said.
He predicted sugar price would increase to more than Rp9,000 a kg this year as a number of large-scale sugar producers in Brazil and India would slash their production.
"The sugar import policy still has to be taken for this year and in the next few years as domestic sugar mills are still unable to meet national needs," Rahmad Edi Cahyono, director of PT Madu Baru which operates Madukismo sugar mill, said here on Sunday.
In 2010, all sugar mills in the country could only produce 2.7 million tons, while sugar demand was projected to reach 3.4 million tons, he said.
"This year sugar consumption has even been projected to run into 4 million tons with sugar output estimated at 2.7 million tons. It is very difficult to raise sugar production to up to 4 million tons and that sugar imports will be inevitable," he said.
He said the sugar imports would not disturb domestic sugar prices if sugar importers were not delinquent.
"There must be clear regulation (governing domestic sugar trade) and stern measures on delinquent sugar importers," he said.
He predicted sugar price would increase to more than Rp9,000 a kg this year as a number of large-scale sugar producers in Brazil and India would slash their production.
