Soybean Seed Supply Struggling to Meet Demands, Central Java Official Says
Demand for domestic soybean seeds remains high to this day but has not been matched by sufficient soybean seed production.
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Demand for domestic soybean seeds remains high to this day but has not been matched by sufficient soybean seed production.
KPPU responds to the suspicions of "cartel-like activities" in the import of soybean by the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).
Minister of trade, Zulkifli Hasan said that the government would increase the soybean subsidy for tofu and tempeh production
The recent increase in imported soybean price forced tofu and tempeh producer to reduce their production capacity, or reduce the size of their product
Jakarta Tempeh Tofu Producer's Cooperative Center (Puskopti) visit the Jakarta Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) PDIP Faction today, Feb. 22.
Tempeh producers in the Depok region, that also makes tofu, announced a 3-day strike over the high prices of soybean.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reminded his cabinet to be aware of the potential food crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National Police issued a firm warning against soybean importers that has contributed to the recent scarcity of tofu and tempe.
The Indonesian Police's Criminal Investigation Department investigates allegations of soybean stockpiling and price-fixing by speculators.
Agriculture Ministry assures that domestic soybean production will be doubled within two harvest seasons to help lower prices of tofu and tempe.
Local soybean production is just 969,000 tons per year.
The soybean self-sufficiency program initiated by the
Agriculture Ministry has failed to meet its annual growth
target of 20.05 percent.
With the subsidy, the price of local soybean will not drop
even further.
Tempe producers prefer imported soybean because it is cheaper
and have better qualities.
Several factors that hampers soybean independency include high
land conversion rates and climate changes.
The national demand for soybean currently reaches two million
tons whereas the national production of soybean is only 1.2
million tons.
Indonesia is Asia's largest soybean market.
There are a lot of good things soybean brings.
President SBY says the government and entrepreneurs will work
hard to boost soybean and beef production.
State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Head Sutarto Alimoeso says so far
the agency has only bought 84 tons of local soybean.