Indonesia to import 22,500 tonnes rice from Cambodia for Aidilfitri

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Government is planning to import 22,500 tonnes of rice from Cambodia to complement domestic stocks in meeting the needs ahead of Aidilfitri, the National Food Agency (Bapanas) stated.

"We are prioritising domestically-produced rice. However, we decided that Bulog (state-owned logistics firm) will procure rice from abroad this time. We will import 22,500 (tonnes of rice) from Cambodia," Bapanas Head Arief Prasetyo Adi noted in Jakarta on Monday (March 18).