Indonesia might not import rice and corn until 2026, the senior minister overseeing food affairs told the Bisnis.com news website on Tuesday, citing abundant domestic supplies.

Zulkifli Hasan said that the government has rice stocks approaching 3.9 million metric tons.

"No more imports this year. Let alone this year, we might not import next year," Zulkifli said.

Indonesia had previously said it would not import rice this year.

The country's statistics bureau estimated rice output in the January to June period will reach 18.76 million tons, up 11.2% from the same period last year.

Indonesia's Agriculture Ministry said that domestic rice procurement had reached 2.35 million tons by May 27, against this year's target of 3 million tons.

Source: Reuters