date:Jun 03, 2014
ion as a tool to support processing in the country, introducing in 2010 a monthly export tax on shipments of the bean itself.
The country also taxes shipments of crude palm oil more than refined product, and its decision this year to impose a ban on exports of nickel ore has sent prices of the metal to two-year highs.
Indonesian exports of finished cocoa will overtake those of raw beans this season, the ICCO said.
The country may also ban a tax on imports to help processors, which are running