Cargill supplies soybeans

Cargill supplies soybeans

JAKARTA (JP): Trading company PT Cargill Indonesia signed an
agreement on Friday with the Federation of Indonesian Tempe and
Tofu Cooperatives (INKOPTI) to supply 200,000 metric tons of U.S.
soybeans to the federation over the next year.

"We share the goal of providing a stable, dependable and low-
cost supply of basic food to Indonesians," Cargill Indonesia
general manager Aldi Djatijanto said in a statement.

He added that the agreement would ultimately benefit consumers
throughout the country.

INKOPTI chairman Akil Dermawi said that Cargill's global
distribution network and risk management experience would help
the federation cut costs, which in turn would benefit end-users
in Indonesia.

INKOPTI has about 150 member cooperatives that represent more
than 43,000 tempe and tofu producers nationwide. (udi)