Seven enterprises were assigned tariff quotas with a total volume of 109,000 tonnes at a recent sugar import auction organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Indonesia will prioritise importing buffalo meat, rice and raw sugar from India, which agreed to adjust crude palm oil (CPO) tariff for the country earlier this month.
The Indonesian Food and Beverage Association (GAPPMI) has projected a 5-percent rise in demand for refined sugar this year to meet its 9.8 percent growth target set for the food and beverage sector.
Thailand, the world's second biggest sugar exporter after Brazil, has decided to cut its exports of raw sugar by at least 500,000 tonnes this year, as a swelling global surplus has led to sharp falling prices.
Vietnam Sugar cane and Sugar Association (VSSA) has proposed that the Prime Minister allow importing raw sugar instead of refined sugar to save foreign currency for the 2016-17 crop.
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