9 the company Ask for permission to import raw sugar

Jakarta -Ministry of Trade records to this day there are at least 9 companies ask permission to import raw sugar or raw sugar.

Director General of foreign trade of the Ministry of Commerce, Saleh said the company's 9th Deddy consists of 5 companies and STATE-OWNED private company 4.

"Until this moment of PTPN II, VII, IX, X, XII and for which private IE, PT Indutri Indonesia, National (IGN) Sugar, Honey, and Honey is beautiful, it Is asking permission to import Raw Sugar," says in his Office, Deddy Friday (24/8/12).

Deddy added, import raw sugar for consumption this year reached 260 thousand tons, and is made to cover the level of sugar consumption in the milled this year.

"After meeting in the Office of the Coordinating Minister for going to dalokasikan and sugar factories company PTPN based sugar cane as much as 260 thousand tons earmarked to fill the void of sugar consumption allocation in 2013 at a later time so now its imports," he explained.

In addition, Deddy said, this was done on the recommendation of the importation of the Minister of STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES and also that no more imports of white crystal sugar.

"It on demand Meneg STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, import Raw sugar do to get more value so that we do not import white sugar crystals," explained Deddy.

(Jim/hen)

Kemendag: import duty 0% Lower Soybean Prices are not effective

Jakarta -Ministry of trade (Kemendag) issued a policy of lowering import duties to imports of soybeans to 0%, the goal to lower soybean prices surge that reached Rp 10,000 per kilogram.

But according to the Secretary General, Ardiansyah, Kemendag Parman granting import duty to 0% turns out to be just give impact soybean price drop 0.03%.

"Soybean import duty has been 0%, it is expected there will be a decrease in prices soybeans reached 5%, but what happened was only 0.03% of the impact penurunannya, so who enjoyed the soya price rises this?," a wonder in the public hearing on the Ardiansyah Office KPPU, Tuesday (17/8/2012).

While the word, due to rising prices Ardiansyah soy is making soaring prices up 10%. tempe

"And as a result of rising prices-10% tempe know give effect against inflation of 1.2% or inflation in General of tempe-know of 0.12%," he said.

based on the development of soybean prices in July 2012 beradaskan BPS data Rp 5.420/kilogram, in the first week of July rose Rp 7,400, July week to Rp 7,500 tifa.

While for the price in July 2012, tempe retail $ 8.884/boards on the first Sunday in the month of July rose to Usd 9.571 per Board and on Sunday July down slightly III Rp 9.188 per Board.

(rrd/ang)