A Ministry staff in Jakarta said today told the press that Indonesia "check the wheat imports", to promote the national offer corn. This is another measure of the Government to increase the supply of food.
Indonesia's wheat imports have risen after the maize imports were capped this spring. You will not to ban the imports, but adjust to make the products of local farmers are benefiting. Increased wheat imports are required for the manufacture of compound feedingstuffs, when corn from the domestic production is available, no imports were needed. Availability of maize stocks in domestic it is dependent on, how long inspections should continue.
Currently these import controls to prevent imports of 450,000 tonnes of wheat, so the Association of the Indonesian Miller. Currently, 250,000 tons of wheat import in the ports are stuck. They are released only in small quantities for the unloading of the ships. There are another 200,000 tons of wheat on global shipping lanes after Indonesia.
The disabilities already meant that grain in the domestic prices. This has also an influence on the world market as a trader in the EU. It could not ignore the Government in Jakarta.
Indonesia has bought already 1.5 million tons of feed wheat on the world market since January, after the maize imports were regulated by the Government. Feed prices have risen since then. The spread between the feed wheat and milling wheat prices is only four to five dollars in Indonesia, usually he is ten dollars.
