Rice prices rose at the fastest pace in over a decade in August. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo on Monday said Indonesia has sufficient rice stock at home, seeking to allay concerns about supplies as prices of the staple hit multi-year highs due to periods of drought and low output.
The average climbed as much as 16 per cent from the same month a year earlier to 14,000 rupiah per kilogramme, the highest since at least March 2017, when records began, central bank data showed.
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