Price Increases, Delays Bulog Sugar Import

JAKARTA: Bulog delay the purchase of sugar imports because of constrained world sugar prices are high.
Director of Bulog Alimoeso Sutarto said the purchase of white crystal sugar (GKP), imports had to be postponed because the price is above the world GKP haraga Bulog estimates.

According to Sutarto, the current existing system less helpful to predict the sugar shortage in Indonesia so that Indonesia has always been too late to buy sugar.

`So, I say, long ago that we should have known early on what should be imported, what needs next year, so that we can most affordable prices, so there were no such things as the disinyalemen Apegti, namely sugar has been closed by the broker,` Sutarto said when met after the inauguration of the Ministry of Agriculture today.

According to Sutarto, the high price is burdensome because the SOEs are also required so as not to lose. In addition, the most important is the selling price in the community. `Actually the main problem is not an issue thankfully, but so as not to burden the people,` said Sutarto.

According to him, Bulog also complicated due to its position as a regular importer, not the sugar stabilizer. `If the price of sugar high, but it still made the purchase, these importers should be treated as what?` Said Sutarto.

Sutarto also explains the current issue of sugar is almost similar to the issue of rice imports, goods must still be purchased despite high prices. Meanwhile, the price should be affordable when the goods were thrown into the society. Therefore, Sutarto hope that Bulog can be defined as the stabilizer of sugar for this kind of polemic is not re-occur. (MSB)

Meanwhile, Director of Development and Planning Bulog Deddy S. A Kodir explained that sugar imports be delayed until around November to December due to waiting for the development of world prices.

According to Jang, the current importer is waiting for the development of sugar exports from Thailand and India. If Thailand and India re-exports of sugar, it is expected that prices will fall so that the importers who have been appointed by the government to immediately buy sugar.

By : Sutarto Alimoeso (Managing Director) Source : Bisnis.com