The Indonesian government recently announced that it will completely ban the import of rice, sugar and corn from 2026. The reason is that domestic grain production has increased significantly, the country's food security foundation continues to be consolidated, and Indonesia is speeding up the transition to a food self-sufficiency strategy. Tadang Uliono, a senior official of Indonesia's Ministry of Food Affairs Coordination, said that after reviewing the “2026 National Bulk Agricultural Products Balance Sheet”, the government confirmed that the above three types of strategic agricultural products have achieved basic self-sufficiency at the consumer level. In this context, the government decided to simultaneously suspend plans to import rice originally intended for industrial use.

The Indonesian government recently announced that it will completely ban the import of rice, sugar and corn from 2026. The reason is that domestic grain production has increased significantly, the country's food security foundation continues to be consolidated, and Indonesia is speeding up the transition to a food self-sufficiency strategy. Tadang Uliono, a senior official of Indonesia's Ministry of Food Affairs Coordination, said that after reviewing the “2026 National Bulk Agricultural Products Balance Sheet”, the government confirmed that the above three types of strategic agricultural products have achieved basic self-sufficiency at the consumer level. In this context, the government decided to simultaneously suspend plans to import rice originally intended for industrial use.