18 april,2016 daily exclusive oryza rice enewsletter by riceplus magazine

https://issuu.com/dailyricenewsletter/docs/19_april____2016_daily_global_regio ORYZA News have been published with permission of ORYZA.com  with thanks Menu Home Reports Tenders Asia & Pacific Americas Europe & Middle East Africa CBOT FX Indonesia Aims to Buy 2.7 Million Tons of Rice from Farmers in First Half of 2016 Apr 18, 2016 Indonesia's state logistics agency Bulog is planning to buy around 2.7 million tons of rice from local farmers in the first half of 2016, Bloomberg quoted the agency's President Director. The official told reporters that Bulog rice reserves stand at around 1.66 million tons as of April 17, 2016. Separately, the country's Agriculture Ministry noted that it is expecting an output of around 30.5 million tons of paddy (around 19.5 million tons of milled rice) from the 2016 main (March-May) rice harvest. Earlier this year, the Director of procurement at the state logistics agency Bulog said that the country may not import rice this year due to adequate stocks. He noted agency is planning to buy about 3 million tons of rice from farmers between March to May this year. The government of Indonesia is