JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The current supply shortage of soybean is blamed as the responsibilities of two ministries. The anti monopoly institution (KPPU) reveals that the Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Agriculture are late to anticipate the shortage.

Nawir Messi, chief of KPPU, said Bureau of Logistic (Bulog) has been ordered through presidential regulation, issued in May 2013, to stabilize soybean price. But, the Minister of Trade yet to issue any import regulation until August 2013, which then triggered the domestic shortage supply.

However, Minister of Trade Gita Wirjawan argued that the regulation cannot be issued since the Minister of Agriculture yet to provide the required materials.

Gita added the domestic soybean production did not meet the target and became one of the factors to the soybean shortage. (indrab@yosefardi.biz)