date:Mar 25, 2013
ns are chiefly used by makers of soybean-based staple foods tofu and tempe.
There will be no limitation on the number of importers, nor on import volume, he said. Any company can import soybean as long as it buys local soybeans.
Late last year, Indonesia put in place a new food law that aims to hasten its self-sufficiency targets, but which critics fear could lead instead to greater curbs on imports and exports of staples.
Soybean traders in Southeast Asia's largest economy were confused over