Indonesia will gradually reduce soybean imports

The government will gradually reduce the import of soybeans by expanding the planting area and increasing the output, so as to maintain the import volume between 200000 and 300000 tons per year in three to four years, said sayevdin, director of the food administration of the Ministry of agriculture of Indonesia This year, he said, Indonesia's soybean imports will reach 1.3 million tons, with an import volume of 463 million US dollars At the same time, in order to reduce the foreign exchange expenditure of imported soybeans and improve the competitiveness of domestic agriculture, the government decided to attach great importance to the production of soybeans, such as ensuring water conservancy irrigation and selecting good varieties At present, the soybean production per hectare in Indonesia is 1.2 tons, while in the United States it is 2.17 tons, in Brazil it is 1.83 tons, in Argentina it is 2.17 tons, in Canada it is 1.89 tons SMP