Indonesia seeks to import 900,000 metric tonnes of rice until year-end

JAKARTA: Indonesia seeks to import another 900,000 metric tonnes of rice until the end of this year amid expectations of lower output and delayed planting season, the country’s food procurement company Bulog said on Friday (Aug 30).

As of Aug 30, Bulog has contracted 2.7 million tonnes of rice import of the allocated quota of 3.6 million tonnes for this year, Bulog’s chief executive Bayu Krisnamurthi said.