Indonesia 2007 Rice Imports Seen At 2.2 Mil MT

Indonesia's rice imports may rise to 2.2 million metric tons in 2007 compared with 600,000 MT last year, an Indonesian government official said on Friday.
 
  "Indonesia's rice imports will likely rise this year, as production may fall short of demand because of El Nino weather conditions hurting the rice crop," said Ardiansyah Tarman, director-general of the domestic trade department in Indonesia.