Gorontalo (Antara Bali) - Inconsistency in domestic supply and production force local consumers to rely on imports for corn, an official said.
In period before harvest time supplies are often scarce in the country, vice minister of agriculture Rusman Heriawan said here on Friday.
Corn imports are made mainly by producers of animal feed. Corn is the main basic material for manufactured animal feed.
Harvest took place only twice or once in a season while corn requirement continue throughout a year, Rusman said here where he attends an International Maize Conference (IMC).(*/M038)
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