date:Sep 11, 2013
e the oilseed to make soybean-based staple foods tofu and tempe.
Members of the Indonesian Joint Cooperatives of Tempe Tofu Makers went on strike this week to protest against rising soybean prices, but the government's efforts to tackle this have created greater uncertainty and curbed imports into Indonesia.
Policy changes over the past six months have included forcing traders to buy domestic supplies and imposing a floor and ceiling price for buyers and sellers.
The country's top soybean imp