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Indonesia to import 2m ton rice against impending drought
JAKARTA: Indonesia will import 2 million tons of rice by the end of this year to deal with the impending drought caused by El Nino, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday.Rice imports aim to keep the State Logistics Agency’s stockpiles and stabilize domestic prices because El Nino will cause a protracted drought and affect the country’s rice production, Widodo said after planting rice in East Java province, reported Xinhua.Head of the National Food Agency, Arief Prasetyo, said the first batch of rice imports will be up to 500,000 tons and be sent as soon as feasible.The harvest of rice from March to May is a priority (for rice supply), Prasetyo added, but it is not enough to meet

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