date:May 27, 2013
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As part of efforts to tackle rising global food prices, Indonesia temporarily scrapped its soybean import tariff and extended the role of state procurement body Bulog beyond rice in order to build bigger food stockpiles.
Registered soybean importers, including Bulog, will not have limits on shipment volumes, Krisnamurthi said.
Bulog will also be allowed to import an extra 3,000 tonnes of beef on top of the 80,000 tonnes 2013 quota set last year, to meet rising demand ahead o