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Despite area expansion by private sugar mills, a long, drawn-out El Nino in 2023/24 reduced both sugarcane and plantation white sugar production. The ongoing impact of El Nino will be immediately followed by the onset of the 2024 dry season combined with a predicted La Nina at the end of 2024, which are forecast to further reduce sugarcane and plantation white sugar production.

On April 2, 2024, FAS Jakarta held its second annual Ramadan iftar event at the U.S. Embassy’s @america cultural center. This year’s event, “Ramadan Delights with U.S. Products: featuring the Talents of Chef Vindex and a Conversation with U.S. Halal Certifying Bodies,” promoted high-quality U.S. food ingredients such as beef, cheese, dates, chickpeas, raisins, and seafood.

Indonesia offers significant opportunities for U.S. ingredient suppliers to meet the demand for raw materials for its food processing industry. The United States is the third largest agricultural supplier to Indonesia, with an 11-percent market share.

The global economic slowdown and illegal imports of cheaper textile products continue to hinder the growth of the Indonesian textile and textile products industry in 2023/24.

The Red Sea conflict is not expected to pose significant threats to Indonesian grain imports. Driven by demand from the recent general elections, as well as high local corn prices, imports of wheat for food and feed consumption are estimated to...

The growing hypermarket, supermarket and minimarket sectors offer significant opportunities for U.S. food products.

In 2016 U.S. agricultural exports to Indonesia totaled more than $2.6 billion, making it the 8th largest market for U.S. agriculture.

On 23 November, the Ministry of Agriculture issued revised regulations on import licensing requirements for horticultural products.

Indonesia’s hotel and restaurant sector grew about 5 percent in 2017. Continued urbanization, tourism and MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, and Exhibitions) activities drove the growth.

Rice supply and demand forecasts are unchanged from the last report, and only minor changes are made for wheat and corn.

Indonesia needs a variety of raw materials for its food processing industry, and offers significant opportunities for U.S. ingredient suppliers.

Due to favorable growing conditions and reports of higher production throughout the sector, palm oil production is forecast to reach 38.5 million tons in 2017/18, and 2016/17 output is revised....