#food commodity

Collection of food commodity news, found 86 news.

Indonesia to have economic growth at 6.4-6.9 percent in 2014

Finance Minister Chatib Basri predicted Indonesia will have an economic growth at the level of 6.4-6.9 percent in ...

No cartel`s role in alleged garlic hoarding

Agriculture Minister Suswono denied suspicion that a cartel had been involved in an alleged hoarding of imported ...

Minister denies increase in food prices

Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa has denied that food commodity prices are increasing in the run-up to the fuel ...

RI should develop secondary-crop-based agro-industries : expert

As rice supply will in the future tend to become increasingly vulnerable to disruptions, Indonesia should seize any ...

VP Boediono to attend "gebyar madu" event in Lombok

Vice President Boediono is scheduled to attend a so-called "Gebyar Madu" (honey festival) event in the Senggigi ...

BI: year-end inflation May reach 5.5 pct

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) has predicted the inflation rate this year can be kept below 5.5 percent if the ...

RI`s economy to expand 6.5 pct in 2010: BI

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) has predicted the domestic economy may expand by a range of 6-6.5 percent in 2011 ...

Govt exempts food-related items from import duties to curb inflation

The government has decided to suspend import duties on food-related items until December 31, 2011, the latest in a ...

Govt continuously monitors food commodity prices

The government would continuously monitor food commodity prices for several months to come to detect possible ...

Free import duty to help offset food commodity prices

As prices are sky-rocketing at home, the government is planning to free certain food commodities from import duties in ...

Bangka-Belitung waters good for seaweed cultivation

Due to its geographic location, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) province has promising maritime and fisheries resources that ...