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On May 8-9, 2025, FAS Jakarta and U.S. Embassy Dili led the first agricultural trade delegation of U.S. industry groups in Timor-Leste. The delegation met with senior government officials, importers, and private industry to explore opportunities for U.S. commodities.

On May 22, 2025, FAS Jakarta organized the Indonesia Agricultural Biotechnology Showcase highlighting to Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials, university students, and other stakeholders Indonesia’s advances in the field of agricultural biotechnology.

Indonesia is the 10th largest export destination for U.S. agricultural products. In 2018, the United States was the largest agricultural exporter to Indonesia.

Indonesia’s new Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo has stated a goal of exporting 100,000 – 500,000 tons of “premium” rice in 2020.

Indonesian imports of U.S. wheat reached a record high 1.73 million tons in 2018/19.

Indonesia’s launch of B30 in January 2020 is expected to increase 2019/20 industrial consumption of palm oil to 9.2 million tons, raising total domestic consumption to a record 15.61 million tons.

Cotton imports for 2018/19 are lowered to 3.05 million bales due to competition from imported yarn and fabrics, a weak rupiah, and lower demand from export markets for garments.

Indonesia’s 2019/20 coffee exports are expected to increase by 400,000 bags based on higher production and competitive pricing for both Robusta and Aribia varieties.

Hampered by several constraints, domestic fluid milk production is expected to only marginally increase in 2019.

In 2018, Indonesia’s imports of consumer-oriented agricultural products grew to $5.9 billion, an 8.5 percent increase from the previous year.

The Indonesian food and beverage industry is comprised of over 5,000 large and medium size companies and is valued at an estimated $188 billion.

Indonesia’s palm-based biodiesel industry enjoyed a large expansion in 2018 with the beginning of nationwide expansion of B20 to the non-public (Non-PSO) transport sector and a sharp jump in overseas