REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG -- The government's policy on the import of offal from India will be adjusted in line with the domestic demand, according to Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman.

"Offal is a very small matter. In case, we need to import offal, we will do (import it)," the minister stated after a discussion here on Wednesday.

The agriculture ministry is currently focusing on reducing the price of meat through the secondary cut pattern, Amran noted further.

"That (offal) is a very small case. Do you know that the domestic prices of offal fluctuate between Rp97 thousand and Rp60 thousand per kiloggram? My question is 'Do the people want to buy at a high price?' In the United States, the price of offal is only US$1," the minister explained.

Amran also pointed out that his policy will have its own pros and cons, and there were protests when he had imported frozen meat before the previous Eid al-Fitr or Lebaran festivities.

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