Indonesia targets 13 pc increase in white sugar output in 2019 -agri ministry

JAKARTA: Indonesia targets 2.45 million tonnes of white sugar output in 2019, as three new sugar mills start operation this year, Bambang, director general of plantations at the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.

The target is 13 percent higher than output of 2.17 million tonnes in 2018. Bambang said stocks of white sugar for household consumption would be sufficient this year and imports might not be necessary.

For industrial use, the government set a raw sugar import quota of 2.83 million tonnes for this year.