Indonesia to export rice in 2017

Agriculture ministry postulated the plan to export medium rice to destinated countries in 2017. This is based on the surplus of rice production significantly for late 2 years which is 79.1 million tons in 2016 from 75.4 million tons in 2015. There is 15 million surplus of national rice stock this possibly to be exported. 

So far indonesia has exported organic rice to other countries yet in 2017 is the plan of government to start exporting medium rice. 

Ministry of agriculture explained that the available rice is being stocked in logistic ware house, while the ones that are with in the each household and retailers is not yet fully counted.

From total of 79.1 million tons of production is being converted to 48 millions tons meanwhile total need of national rice is only 32 million tons per year.