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Indonesia's Steel Exports to the United States Reach 10,000 Tons
PT Tata Metal Lestari (PT TML), an Indonesian company, exported 10,000 tons of coated steel to the United States, with a total export value of USD 12.6 million or equivalent to IDR 205.38 billion (exchange rate of IDR 16,300). Despite the imposition of a 50% import tariff on steel by…
Local Industrialization Tested by US Import Tariff Reduction to 19%
Economist from Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), Faris Al-Fadhat, believes that the United States' decision to reduce Indonesia's import tariffs from 32 % to 19 % needs to be responded to carefully. Positively, this policy opens wider export opportunities to the US and can increase the competitiveness of domestic products in…
Prabowo accelerates chocolate nurseries to capitalize on global demand
President Prabowo Subianto has initiated an acceleration of the domestic chocolate nursery and rejuvenation program in response to a surge in global chocolate prices. He explained that the global chocolate production pillar is facing pressure due to disease outbreaks and extreme weather in Latin America and Africa, thus creating a…
Mas Dar and Central Java Millennial Farmers Export Yam & Vegetable Worth Rp 1.3 Billion
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono, familiarly called Mas Dar, released exports of horticultural commodities worth a total of Rp 1.335 billion at the Digital Agro and Innovation Week (PADI) 2025 at Agro Center Soropadan, Temanggung, Central Java. In the event, the exports consisted of 70 tons of honey yam worth…
