#food commodities

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Govt to reduce beef price to Rp76,000/kg

The government will stabilize the price of beef at Rp76,000 per kilogram through various steps, chief economic ...

High inflation in q1 may make it hard to achieve target

A surge in Indonesia`s monthly inflation rates in the first three months of 2013 may make it hard for the government ...

Indonesian govt must maintain food price stability

Economic observer Aviliani said the government should maintain food price stability if it wanted to achieve its ...

Grand harvest could curb inflation

Inflation that surged to a record high in February could be pressed down if the country has a good harvest in March, ...

Inflation expected to go down in April: Deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Finance Bayu Krisnamurthi expressed hope that food supply would increase in the harvest season next ...

Govt urged to crack down on food cartels

The government should crack down on food cartels which allegedly control food prices, stocks and supplies in the ...

Economic growth should help address social gap: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said economic growth should have a proper plan of action to help address the ...

Statistics agency: Number of poor population down

The number of poor population in Indonesia drops by 0.54 million or 540,000 until September 2012, according to the ...

110 state firms attend coordination meeting with president

Officials from 110 state-owned companies attended a coordination meeting with State-owned Enterprise Minister Dahlan ...

Indonesian govt guarantees food stocks, prices during Idul Fitr holidays

The government will guarantee the availability of food stocks, as well as ensure their prices remain reasonable during ...

BI rate maintained at 5.75%

Indonesia`s central bank decided to maintain its reference rate at 5.75 percent on Thursday. The decision was ...

Yudhoyono asks for revitalization of national logistics agency

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked for the revitalization of the national logistics agency (Bulog) as a ...

W. Jakarta holds bazaar prior to Ramadhan

The West Jakarta municipality`s cooperatives, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and trade (KUMKM) office organized ...

Indonesia government targets 6% increase in food production

The Ministry of Agriculture is aiming at a 6 percent increase in food production per year for the next two years in ...

Authority of Bulog should be restored

Authority of State Logistics Agency (Bulog) should quickly be restored as the staple food controller on account of ...