Gresik, E. Java, June 29 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman offered to export at least 10,000 tons of premium rice to Singapore, supported by a robust national rice reserve that has outgrown state storage capacities.

"We propose exporting a minimum of 10,000 tons of rice from Indonesia to Singapore," Minister Amran said in his statement, confirmed from Gresik, East Java, on Monday.

The export plan was discussed during a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu at the Ministry of Agriculture Headquarters in Jakarta, to strengthen food cooperation between the two neighboring countries.

Amran explained that the export opportunity is driven by Indonesia's current high national ric...