IMPORT RAW SUGAR BARREL

JEMBER, 20/10 - TOLAK GULA IMPOR. Some workers raise a new sugarcanned to a truck tub in Mrawan Garden, Mumbulsari, Jember, East Java, Saturday (20/10). The sugarcane farmers reject the sugar plant development plan that uses the raw material of imported raw sugar because it can make the sugar price of merosot farmers. National sugar production is predicted 2.5 million tons and East Java accounted 50 percent of national production namely 1.2 million tons with Jatim consumption requirements 500,000 tons or 700.000 tons surplus. PHOTO ANTARA/Seno S./Koz/mes/12.