“In instant noodles price, 40% is packaging material. When the price of cooking oil went up 100% and chili price went up 300% did consumers make a fuss about it? So why make a fuss when wheat flour price goes up not even 100%?” he asked rhetorically.
Thus, he appealed to the public not to worry too much because according to him the domestic flour industry can anticipate it. Moreover, Franky pointed out, Indonesia imports wheat from 30 countries.
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“Our national flour industry knows how to manage the risk related to wheat price. I don’t think people need to be concerned,” he said. (rr)