Bulog Import 27,000 Tons of White Sugar from Thailand

MedanBisnis - Jakarta. Ministry of Commerce (Ministry of Trade) noted, Perum Bulog has realized the import of white sugar (GKP) for household consumption, from Thailand amounted to 27,000 tons, or 8.2% of the permissions granted 328,000 tons.Steps to import a government assignment to Bulog sugar to fill up the government (buffer stock) of 350,000 tons in 2014.

Based on data from the Ministry of Trade, previously Bulog has absorbed 22,000 tonnes of sugar locally. A total of 12,000 tons is a cooperation contract with PT RNI (Persero) and 10,000 tonnes of them from PTPN XI. Bulog get Import Approval Letter (SPI) for the import of 328,000 tons of sugar. "The new Bulog imported 27,000 tons from Thailand," said the Director General (DG) of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce Bachrul Chairi when met at the Ministry of Trade Ridwan Rais Road, Jakarta, Friday (16/5). The validity period of Letter of Approval Import (SPI) Bulog expired, the Ministry of Trade to consider extending the validity period of the SPI back until July. This was done to facilitate the realization of residual sugar imports Bulog is still quite large. In the SPI mentioned only given deadline Bulog imported sugar began 1 April 2014 until May 15, 2014. "Until now there has been renewed (IAU Bulog) but we consider to be extended until July 2014. Later dissolution afternoon with a variety of other things about the sugar industry," he added. On the same occasion, Bachrul also mentions the importation of refined sugar (sugar industry) this year certainly much lower than last year. This year the proposed import of refined sugar only 2.9 million tonnes, lower than last year at 3.05 million tonnes. "Imports of refined sugar is smaller than last year. This number could even be much smaller because the audit was conducted for import contracts and recommendation (importers)," he explained.