JAKARTA. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has confirmed that there will be no imported shallots entering Indonesia as the commodity’s supply is currently 200,000 tons per month. “There will be no imported shallots. If we find imported shallots in the markets, we will straightaway take action [against the importers]. We have a surplus of around 200,000 tons per month while our needs reach only 90,000 to 100,000 tons,” he said, during a market operation at the Kramat Jati wholesale market in Jakarta on Thursday. Kramat Jati market manager Salam confirmed that no imported shallots had entered the market. He played down rumors saying that shallots imported from Thailand had entered the Kramat Jati market because after being investigated, the shallots were from Garut, West Java.
Minister says no shallots will be imported
JAKARTA. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has confirmed that there will be no imported shallots entering Indonesia as the commodity’s supply is currently 200,000 tons per month. “There will be no imported shallots. If we find imported shallots in the markets, we will straightaway take action [against the importers]. We have a surplus of around 200,000 tons per month while our needs reach only 90,000 to 100,000 tons,” he said, during a market operation at the Kramat Jati wholesale market in Jakarta on Thursday. Kramat Jati market manager Salam confirmed that no imported shallots had entered the market. He played down rumors saying that shallots imported from Thailand had entered the Kramat Jati market because after being investigated, the shallots were from Garut, West Java.