Indonesia palm oil firms warn of food security risks as biodiesel use rises

Government mulls doubling the subsidy for replanting amid concerns over exports

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Palm oil fruit is unloaded at a factory in Indonesia's West Aceh regency. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesian palm oil producers are voicing concerns that the continuing rise in domestic demand for biofuels could harm the country's food security and take a toll on exports amid stagnant production of the commodity.

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