Business · Energy & Commodities · 6 hrs ago
Indonesia Says Closing Cassava Imports Lifted Farm Prices to Rp3,000 per Kg
Indonesia says closing cassava imports raised cassava prices to Rp3,000 per kilogram for farmers.
Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman gave the figure after a food-policy meeting in Jakarta on Monday.
Cassava farmers welcomed the higher price after repeatedly protesting over what they were paid.
The government says Indonesia could start exporting cassava next week, though it has not named a destination.
Amran said higher prices could benefit farmers and encourage them to keep producing.
The possible shift from imports to exports would mark a change in Indonesia’s cassava trade, if exports go ahead.
Indonesia’s agriculture minister said closing cassava imports lifted the farm-gate price to Rp3,000 per kilogram.
Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said cassava farmers welcomed the higher price.
The government said Indonesia could begin exporting cassava abroad the following week.
Amran did not identify the intended export destination.
- Who
- Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman said the price had risen. Cassava farmers were described as welcoming the change.
- What
- The government said closing cassava imports lifted the price paid to farmers to Rp3,000 per kilogram.
- When
- Amran made the statement on October 26, 2026. He said exports could begin the following week.
- Where
- The statement was made in Jakarta. The reported farm price was in Indonesia.
- Why
- The government attributed the higher farm price to closing imports.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The government said the closure lifted the farm price of cassava.
Amran said the price had reached Rp3,000 per kilogram and that farmers welcomed the increase.
Amran said Indonesia could export cassava abroad.
- Farm price
- Rp3,000 per kilogram
- Import policy
- The government said cassava imports were closed
- Minister
- Amran Sulaiman, agriculture minister
- Statement location
- Jakarta
- Possible export timing
- The following week
What people are saying
Now after we closed imports, the price of cassava in the market yesterday, this was welcomed by cassava farmers, Rp3,000 per kilo
Even next week, God willing, exports abroad. Imagine, from imports to exports in a short time
In conclusion, farmers benefit. Farmers profit, they produce