Jakarta | Reuters — Cargill may invest US$1 billion in Indonesia over the next three to four years, with a focus on entering the poultry sector and expanding its palm business there, the CEO of the top global commodities trader said Tuesday. Earlier this year, Indonesia entered talks to resume poultry shipments to Japan after […] Read more
Cargill sees $1B investment in Indonesia, eyes poultry sector
Indonesia readies new food law in self-sustainability drive
Indonesia has drafted a food law to speed self-sufficiency efforts by creating a new "super body" that could lead to greater curbs on imports and exports of staples, hinder much-needed overseas investment and eventually push up prices. As Indonesia struggles to meet rising demand from an increasingly affluent population of 240 million, it is now […] Read more
Emerging Demand For Feed Grains To Rocket
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global demand for feed grains will climb 50 per cent by 2050, buoyed by rising populations and wealth in countries like China, India and Indonesia, as people switch to more meat-based diets, agri-chemicals company Syngenta says. The same emerging economies however, hold the key to increasing annual yields by the minimum 1.5 per cent needed […] Read more
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