Paper which discusses the future course of rice and grain policies in Indonesia. Considers issues of self-sufficiency, the role of rice-orientated institutions, the internationalisation of the grain trade. Includes a bibliography. Ray Trewin is a visiting research fellow in the economics department, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. Thomas Tomich is a senior natural resource economist at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry in Bogor, Indonesia.

Extract: Wheat flour consumption in Indonesia is highly responsive to income growth and changes in wheat and rice prices. Indonesian wheat imports could reach 1.9 million metric tons or more in 1985, depending upon whether the Government pursues an active policy of encouraging imports. The U.S. share of that market could be more than 1 million tons. Raising the price of rice is the most direct means by which the Indonesian Government can both lower the cost of imported food and reduce the country's reliance on the international rice market. The study examines recent trends in Indonesian wheat imports, current marketing and price mechanisms, and Government policy toward wheat.

Overview; Consumer demand for rice quality; Rice quality at the retail level; Rice grain quality and the marketing system; Rice grain quality in selected international markets.