Malaysian sugar irks RI farmers

Thu, 13 May 2004 | Source: JP:NFK

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Sugar from Malaysia has been circulating in several parts of this province amid a shortage of local sugar, a local senior official said on Wednesday.

However, East Kalimantan industry, trade and cooperatives head Irianto Lambrie said the sugar could not be categorized as an illegal product, arguing that it had not been smuggled into Indonesia in large amounts.

However, the circulation of Malaysian sugar has irked Indonesian farmers as it is being sold for between only Rp 3,800 and Rp 4,200 per kilogram, while the price of local sugar is between Rp 4,500 and Rp 4,800 per kilogram. --JP

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