Finally, Indonesia Also Imported Salt
Jum'at, 28 Juli 2017 - 23:32 WIB
Finally, Indonesia Also Imported Salt
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JAKARTA - The government finally decided to imported salt. Ministry of Trade (Ministry of Trade) states, the need for raw materials for consumption salt is urgent.
On that basis, the government directly commissioned PT Garam to import 75,000 tons of salt from Australia.
Director General of Foreign Trade Ministry of Trade, Oke Nurwan said the decision was taken after inter-ministerial meetings. Coordination about the salt is in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).
"The urgent need to assign PT Garam for salt import of raw materials for salt consumption, it called it. We assign the import of 75,000 tons after various considerations outcome sit together between ministries and agencies coordinated CTF domestic production," said Okay in Jakarta, Friday (28 / 7).
In the same place, Director of Special Crimes (Dirtipideksus) Criminal Investigation National Police, Brig. Gen. Setya Agung said, his party as part of Food Task Force will continue to oversee the procurement of imports.
"Our assignment from the Food Task Force is from KKP we are also escorted, accompanied by the provision of salt to the end user. We want to make sure the process there is no seepage in the area," he said.
Agung convey, imports should be doing as expected. Thus, the salt distribution takes place smoothly.
"This we hope goes well and the salt distribution smoothly to the goal," he said.
PT Garam himself stated that the import of 75,000 tons salt raw material for consumption salt is is the first time. Especially since the Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) 125 of 2015 on Provisions on Import of Salt has changed from the previous rules.
Especially is the removal of the recommendation of salt imports that were previously the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry.
"This is the first time for import, especially since Permendag 125. Last year also not yet," said President Director of PT Garam, Budi Sasongko in Jakarta, Friday (28/7).
In the same place, Director General of Sea Space Management of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (CTF), Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi conveyed, all the import process will be escorted by Food Satgas.
"The assignment to PT Garam is expected to enter August 10, 2017 at Ciwandan Port, Tanjung Perak and Belawan, and the distribution process to end user is escorted by Bareskrim," he said.
Brahmantya explained, from the results of constructive meetings between ministries, the salt production is down now. In May to July, it only has a production of 6,200 tons.
When compared to normal conditions, per one year period of 2 million to 2.5 million tons per month. The amount is equivalent to 166 thousand tons, this is for the salt of the people just yet from PT Garam.
"Normal salt production is 2 million to 2.2 million, currently the position is recovering, we hope after (import) in August to gradually normal and do not worry there is Bareskrim that manage let normal price, we supervise including distribution," he said.
On that basis, the government directly commissioned PT Garam to import 75,000 tons of salt from Australia.
Director General of Foreign Trade Ministry of Trade, Oke Nurwan said the decision was taken after inter-ministerial meetings. Coordination about the salt is in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).
"The urgent need to assign PT Garam for salt import of raw materials for salt consumption, it called it. We assign the import of 75,000 tons after various considerations outcome sit together between ministries and agencies coordinated CTF domestic production," said Okay in Jakarta, Friday (28 / 7).
In the same place, Director of Special Crimes (Dirtipideksus) Criminal Investigation National Police, Brig. Gen. Setya Agung said, his party as part of Food Task Force will continue to oversee the procurement of imports.
"Our assignment from the Food Task Force is from KKP we are also escorted, accompanied by the provision of salt to the end user. We want to make sure the process there is no seepage in the area," he said.
Agung convey, imports should be doing as expected. Thus, the salt distribution takes place smoothly.
"This we hope goes well and the salt distribution smoothly to the goal," he said.
PT Garam himself stated that the import of 75,000 tons salt raw material for consumption salt is is the first time. Especially since the Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) 125 of 2015 on Provisions on Import of Salt has changed from the previous rules.
Especially is the removal of the recommendation of salt imports that were previously the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry.
"This is the first time for import, especially since Permendag 125. Last year also not yet," said President Director of PT Garam, Budi Sasongko in Jakarta, Friday (28/7).
In the same place, Director General of Sea Space Management of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (CTF), Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi conveyed, all the import process will be escorted by Food Satgas.
"The assignment to PT Garam is expected to enter August 10, 2017 at Ciwandan Port, Tanjung Perak and Belawan, and the distribution process to end user is escorted by Bareskrim," he said.
Brahmantya explained, from the results of constructive meetings between ministries, the salt production is down now. In May to July, it only has a production of 6,200 tons.
When compared to normal conditions, per one year period of 2 million to 2.5 million tons per month. The amount is equivalent to 166 thousand tons, this is for the salt of the people just yet from PT Garam.
"Normal salt production is 2 million to 2.2 million, currently the position is recovering, we hope after (import) in August to gradually normal and do not worry there is Bareskrim that manage let normal price, we supervise including distribution," he said.
(rnz)
