date:Jul 11, 2012
al Statistics Agency (BPS) in the first three months of this year, the total value of food and beverage imports stood at US$1.28bn, indicating a year-on-year rise of 1.3%. This comes after a bumper 2011, when imports grew 30% for value of US$5.9bn.
Sibarani warned that Indonesia is attracting illegal imports, many of them through unofficial ports and border points, much like it did when the economy slowed down in 2008-09.
Overseas producers are again seeking alternative destinations and they s