Imports Of Soybeans May Not Be Handed Over To The Private Sector

Imports Of Soybeans May Not Be Handed Over To The Private Sector

National Board of Soy (DCN) declared national soybean imports should be tackled State-owned enterprises (SOEs), rather than left to the private sector.

Chairman of the DCN Benny A Like in Bogor, Sunday said the soybean imports, currently undertaken by employers who do not want self-sufficiency because they benefited by present conditions that include zero percent import duty.

"Import soybean why ceded to private? Should be submitted to the STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, "he said in a dialogue on appointment media held a Forum of journalists Bulog.

He said Bulog, PT Perum Autonomy, PT RNI, even cooperative, can be assigned to import soybeans.

It is stated to Tempe and tofu Cooperative Chairman Indonesia Bogor district Suhaeri that commerce should have treated soybean Bulog.

He reveals, during the 1979-1998 as a cooperative in collaboration with Bulog to procure for crafters of soy tempeh and tofu, the supply is always available at an affordable price.

"The price of that during the soy price never goes down, so the farmer's profit, but artisans are still capable of reaching and Bulog does not lose out," he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Farmer Contacts the mainstay Winarno Tohir Fishermen said, the Government should oblige importers to absorb domestic soybeans in advance to meet the needs of the market.

The rest, if there is a shortage, according to him, the new import, so it does not hit the soy farmers in the country.

Winarno said, the Government should restore the role of the Bulog to import and price stabilization as required if domestic production is insufficient.

According to him, farmers who grow soybeans in the area of small scattered throughout Indonesia, while the commodities most any needs in urban areas, so that the required role of the Bulog which buys and holds as well as selling to craftsmen of tofu and tempe.

"The Government commissioned the Perum Bulog as the stabilization of prices of soybeans, Bulog should only be Gets the quota imports of soybeans, while other private should be in control of Perum Bulog," tukasnya.

With the Commerce, Winarno is convinced the price of soybeans can be controlled so that farmers, producers and consumers know tempe will always get a stable price.