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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto aims for self-sufficiency in rice, corn, and salt by 2026, emphasizing the importance of food independence amid the global crisis. "We must achieve food self-sufficiency. We can reach that target by the end of 2025, or at the latest 2026, three years earlier than the initial plan," Prabowo said in a meeting with

Indonesia’s free meals program officially began on Jan. 6, with over half a million recipients, yet market participants hold mixed outlooks on agricultural commodities to be affected by the multi-billion dollar rollout. The free meals program, part of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s 2024 election manifesto, aims to provide nutritious meals to schoolchildren and pregnant women. The ambitious goal is to feed 82.9 million people — nearly 30% of Indonesia’s expected population — by 2029. Officials involved in the program have highlighted its benefits, from tackling childhood malnutrition to reducing poverty. The program hopes to involve local farmers in its supply chain and generate new jobs as the government seeks to staff thousands of public kitchens to feed beneficiaries. However, local market participants have noted that increased consumption demand from the free meals program could put several sectors in a sticky situation, primarily by pushing local prices of agricultural

The Asian sugar market is poised for significant shifts in 2025 driven by a combination of agricultural dynamics, environmental policy and global market conditions. The global biofuel movement, propelled by a collective drive to limit carbon emissions by 2030, will have a trickle-down impact on the sugar market, particularly in regions where sugarcane is the primary feedstock for biofuels. Higher cane output from Thailand In Thailand, the 2024-25 sugarcane crushing season commenced Dec. 6, starting from the Eastern and Northeastern regions. S&P Global Commodity Insights estimates the cane crush for marketing year 2024-25 (October-September) at 102 million mt, a 24% increase year over year. “We should be seeing strong Thai exports in Q1 2025, especially during a period of seasonal tightness in the global market without Brazilian crop,” said a Singapore-based trader.