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Article: Wheat flour market in Indonesia.(INDUSTRY PROFILE)(Market overview)(Statistical data)
- Article from:
- Indonesian Commercial Newsletter
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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1. Background
Wheat flour is one of basic staple foods and its consumption has increased considerably in the last 15 years following the popularity of various foods made from wheat flours and food diversifications from rice to other type of staple foods. Per capita wheat flour consumption has increased from 9.9 kg/ capita in 1992 to around 17.1 kg per capita in 2007.
Up to the middle of 1998, BULOG, the state owned logistic body of the Government monopolized the distribution wheat flour. At that time wheat flour millers were set up as only millers to receive orders for milling from BULOG. In June 1998, Indonesian Government liberalized the flour ...