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House members question government’s plan to import sugar

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Jun

House members question government’s plan to import sugar

"The government should calculate domestic granulated sugar requirements, domestic granulated sugar production and the shortfall ahead of time," said [...]

BPS: If Sugar Prices Keep Rising, Government Should Import

01

Jun

BPS: If Sugar Prices Keep Rising, Government Should Import

Looking at these conditions, the government must take fast action by way of an import. "If later the price continues to rise, then that must be [...]

BPS: If Sugar Prices Keep Rising, Government Should Import. Looking at these conditions, the government must take fast action by way of an import. `If later the price continues to rise, then that must be covered by import,` said Sasmito Hadi Wibowo, Deputy of the BPS Distribution and Service Statistic Division, at his office, Jakarta, Wednesday (1/6).The supply of sugar must be increased to meet community needs. Especially in the lead-up to the fasting month and Eid al-Fitr. Wherein the demand for sugar increases significantly.There is a high chance of price reduction after the import is done. Although that is also influenced by the price of sugar overseas.`If the import price overseas is cheap, then of course it can decrease. If the price overseas is not competitive, then it will be difficult, right? ` he explained.While for an increase in domestic production, Sasmito seems to doubt that it will be successful in the near future. Because it takes about six months to produce sugar from sugarcane,`Production generally depends on sugarcane, sugarcane has a long lifespan, 6 months. So it cannot be planted and then harvested right away,` said Sasmito. (dtf)

Trade Minister: Indonesia Lags Behind on Free Trade

01

Jun

Trade Minister: Indonesia Lags Behind on Free Trade

Indonesia has always relied on natural resources, whose commodity prices have now plummeted. "We must admit that we are far behind our competitors in [...]

Trade Minister: Indonesia Lags Behind on Free Trade. Indonesia has always relied on natural resources, whose commodity prices have now plummeted.
`We must admit that we are far behind our competitors in terms of FTA,` said Thomas at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry National Working Meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday (1/6/2016).
According to Thomas, Indonesia has only 10 free trade agreements. Compared to Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia, Indonesia has the least cooperation with other countries.
`We should catch up,` Thomas said.
Currently, countries that once had no natural resources are on the rise. This is because they have processed their raw materials into finished goods, whereas Indonesia still exports and sells only raw materials.
`In fact, countries that did not used to enjoy commodities are ready now,` said Thomas.
Currently, countries that once had no natural resources are on the rise.

Writer: Adiatmaputra Fajar Pratama
Editor: Sanusi
http://www.tribunnews.com/bisnis/2016/06/01/mendag-indonesia-ketinggalan-di-perdagangan-bebas

Indonesian coffee gets major promotion in Milan, Italy

30

May

Indonesian coffee gets major promotion in Milan, Italy

The promotions, taking advantage of outdoor mobile media was an innovation of the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (PPPI/ITPC) in Milan and was [...]

Indonesian coffee gets major promotion in Milan, Italy. The promotions, taking advantage of outdoor mobile media was an innovation of the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (PPPI/ITPC) in Milan and was inaugurated by the Indonesian Ambassador to Italy, Cyprus, Malta and UN organizations, August Parengkuan in Piazza Cairoli-Castelo Milano, Firday (27/5).IPTCMilan Chief Agung Pramudya FR in a press release on Sunday explained that three tram carriages would cross Duomo, the Via Torino business area, the Offices of the Milan Chamber of Commerce in Via Meravigli, Palazzo di Giustizia, Largo Augusto, Corso Porta Vittoria, Porta Vittoria Train Station and Corso Magenta, the location of the Santa Maria Della Grazie Church which hosts the `The Last Supper` mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci.Agung said that Italian community and business people were not very familiar with Indonesia so promotion needed to be stepped up.His team was committed to full implementation of intensive and integrated promotions by installing posters at strategic Metropolitana stations in Milan, and on the sides of 18-meter long buses passing through important places likeCastelo Sforzesco, Museo del Design, Triennale, Cadorna Train Station, Turati which is the area for consulates and foreign embassies, immigration offices and Mosca Train Station.In the inauguration of tram advertising attended by the Italian Honorary Consul for Indonesia Jaccopo Fusaia, Agriculture Attaché Yusral Tahir, Trade Attaché Sumber Sinabutar; Ambassador August Parengkuan said the KBRI continued to work with ITPC Milan to introduce Indonesia to Italian business people, not just on an import basis but also to attract them to become investors.`This activity is a follow-up to the promotions since the 2015 Milan Expo, and with several business forum activities in Italy, several Italian businessmen have visited Indonesia, especially since Italian President Mattarela visited Indonesia in November 2015,` he said.He added that ITPC Milan was active and very good at implementing promotions in Milan, the central city for business in Italy.The Ambassador acknowledged that the lack of historical connection between Indonesia and Italy, as well as the language difference, were key problems in doing business, therefore he felt that Indonesia should continue to be active given that the potential business between the two countries was very large.Meanwhile, concerning the promotional design on the tram media Agung explained that Italy was very close to the culture of drinking coffee and Indonesia also had superior coffee products.Therefore, his team used superior coffee products on the tram with the slogan `Noi e il caff` siamo due anime inseparabilli. Il suo aroma e il rituale che ci sveglia ogni mattina (We and coffee are two souls that are inseparable. Its aroma and its ritual are what awaken us every morning). Meanwhile, inside the tram werephotos with a palm oil theme for green energy purposes.  The big threeAgriculture Attaché Yusral Tahir explained that Indonesia was the 3rd largest coffee producer in the world after Brazil and Vietnam.The total export of Indonesian coffee at the moment is 12,317 tons, up by approximately 7.9 percent (ICO 2016), he said.Italian people were selective coffee drinkers, with a consumption of 5.8 kg/person. At the moment Indonesian coffee in a green bean form filled approximately 5.8 percent of the 529,000 ton of Italian demand.Apart from coffee, other superior Indonesian products for the Italian market are palm oil, chocolate, tropical fruit and spices.
Editor: B Kunto Wibisono
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/563850/indonesia-besar-besaran-promosikan-kopi-di-milan-italia

Sugarcane Farmers Write to 4 of Jokowi's Ministers, Reject Sugar Imports by State-Owned Enterprises

26

May

Sugarcane Farmers Write to 4 of Jokowi's Ministers, Reject Sugar Imports by State-Owned Enterprises

The letter was addressed to four ministers of the Working Cabinet, namely Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution, Minister of [...]

Sugarcane Farmers Write to 4 of Jokowi's Ministers, Reject Sugar Imports by State-Owned Enterprises. The letter was addressed to four ministers of the Working Cabinet, namely Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution, Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong, Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman, and Minister of Industry Saleh Husin.The letter was written on May 23, 2016. Here is the letter submitted by sugarcane farmers to the four ministers:To: The Esteemed1. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia2. Minister of Trade of Indonesia3. Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia4. Minister of Industry of IndonesiaRespectfully,In connection with the existence of a letter from the Minister of SOEs No.: S-288/MBU/05/2016 dated May 12, 2016, concerning permission for raw sugar imports in 2016 and the letter No.: S-289/MBU/05/2016 dated May 12, 2016, concerning raw sugar imports in 2016 that assigned PTPN X to import 381,000 tons of raw sugar, we convey the following:That the 2016 sugar balance has not yet been determined so that it is not yet known if there is a sugar shortage in 2016. The estimation of real sugar production in 2016 has only been known around August 2016 at the peak of the milling season, so that it will be known whether or not there is sufficient sugar stock.That the basis for calculating the raw sugar import requirement of 381,000 tons is unclear, thus we are concerned that the 2016 sugar stock will exceed demand and the impact will be a drop in sugar prices, especially since at the beginning of 2016 there were PPI sugar imports of 200,000 tons. The policy on raw sugar imports under the pretext of it being compensation for PTPN and PT RNI to guarantee a minimum 8.5% yield is an instant policy and does not educate. The root of the problem of low yield is because the sugar factories are not efficient. This is proven by the fact that sugar factories that are efficient have yields that can exceed 8.5% so that what needs to be done is improving the performance of the sugar factories to be efficient. The basis of the policy on raw sugar imports for idle capacity should be that the amount of sugar production is lower than national consumption needs and the sugar factories lack raw materials. The problem that arises is that inefficient sugar factories will be abandoned by farmers so that in practice there is a shortage of sugarcane. It would be better to completely revitalize inefficient sugar factories rather than mill raw sugar. The profits from processing raw sugar for inefficient sugar factories will be used up to guarantee yield to farmers. Thus, it is impossible to use the profits from processing raw sugar to revitalize the sugar factories. In principle, we farmers strongly support the 8.5% yield guarantee as had been previously promised by the Minister of SOEs without the unnecessary compensation of raw sugar imports. Raw sugar imports have been carried out by both BUMN and private sugar factories but haven't had a positive effect on improving the performance of the sugar factories.That these matters are the result of a dialogue meeting of sugarcane farmers that are members of DPN APTRI that was held in Surabaya on May 20, 2016. Based on these matters, we the sugarcane farmers who are members of DPN APTRI reject the plan to import raw sugar as stated in the letter from the Minister of SOEs.Thus, we have drawn up this letter of rejection of raw sugar imports so that it can be used for consideration and input for you, Mr. Minister in making policies and we hope that you, Mr. Minister can provide protection to us sugarcane farmers, and we express our gratitude. (dtf)
http://www.medanbisnisdaily.com/news/read/2016/05/26/236273/petani-tebu-surati-4menteri-jokowi-tolak-impor-gula-oleh-bumn/#.V0a60yFna1u

Sawit Sumbermas (SSMS) Build Rp120 Billion CPO Factory

25

May

Sawit Sumbermas (SSMS) Build Rp120 Billion CPO Factory

Director of Sawit Sumbermas Rimbun Situmorang said that the funds for the construction of the factory will be allocated from internal cash. Total [...]

Sawit Sumbermas (SSMS) Build Rp120 Billion CPO Factory. Director of Sawit Sumbermas Rimbun Situmorang said that the funds for the construction of the factory will be allocated from internal cash. Total capital expenditure (Capex) this year reaches Rp500 billion.
`We will build a palm oil factory with a capacity of 60 tons per hour. The investment is around Rp115 billion-Rp120 billion,` he said after a public presentation, Wednesday (25/5/2016).
He added, the construction of the palm oil mill will be carried out at the palm oil plantation that was recently acquired last year. At the end of last year, the company executed the acquisition of two palm oil companies in a transaction worth US$50 million.
One was the acquisition of PT Mirza Pratama Putra (MPP) worth US$15 million and PT Menteng Kencana Mas (MKM) worth US$35 million. Both companies are located in Central Kalimantan, not far from the current plantation owned by the company.
The palm oil mill construction is expected to be completed in late 2017 or around 18-20 months. At the end of 2017, the company's palm oil mills will amount to seven units with a capacity of 435 tons per hour.

Editor : Bunga Citra Arum Nursyifani
http://market.bisnis.com/read/20160525/192/551225/sawit-sumbermas-ssms-bangun-pabrik-cpo-rp120-miliar

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