Sugar Self-Sufficiency Road map Needs Clarification
During the last 10 years, as many as 10 new sugar factories have been established. However, the operation of the new factories has not brought a signification contribution to national sugar production.
Transport workers arrange refined sugar that has been transferred onto trucks at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Tuesday (6/4/2021). Refined sugar comes from India using the Margaret SW Ship.
The easing of licensing procedures to import raw sugar for public consumption needs to be clarified as it goes against the government’s program to increase domestic production.
The industrial ministerial regulation concerning the guaranteed availability of raw sugar to meet national sugar demand allows the sugarcane industry to import raw sugar for the production of white crystal sugar (GKP) or consumption sugar, provided that the raw materials from local sources are not sufficient. The import permits can be issued to the local sugarcane industry under certain conditions and have a permit issued after 25 May, 2010 to conduct business expansion.