Indonesia's 2008 Wheat Flour Consumption May Rise 7 Percent, Miller Says

(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia, whose 235 million people
eat rice and noodles as staple foods, may consume 7 percent more
wheat flour next year as faster economic growth increases
consumption of bread and cakes, the nation's largest miller said.

Demand may rise 5 to 7 percent from an estimated 3.3 million
metric tons to 3.4 million tons this year, Franciscus Welirang,
president director of PT Bogasari Flour Mills, said in an
interview in Jakarta.


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