Pipped at the Local Post
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Fruits from China glut Indonesian markets. Local produce is burdened with a high-cost economy.
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BURDENED by the weight of three cartons of ponkam tangerines, Hisamudin walked unsteadily carrying the 30 kilos of tangerines from the fruit kiosk at the Pasar Kramat Jati marketplace, East Jakarta, Tuesday last week to the parking lot. He went back and forth five times. It was a hot day. Hisamudin’s T-shirt became wet with sweat. “It’s tiring but it doesn’t matter as it’s cheap now,” said the fruit retailer at Klender, East Jakar
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