JAKARTA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has offered to export at least 10,000 tons of premium rice to Singapore, Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said on Monday.

Farmers work in a paddy field near Mount Merapi at Cangkringan Village in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 3, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

The proposal was made during a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu in Jakarta.

Amran said that the export opportunity is driven by Indonesia's current high national rice production. The government's rice reserve stock has reached about 5.1 million tons.

Amran also said Indonesia has been exploring options to increase exports of other strategic food commodities to Singapore, including chicken, eggs, palm oil, and coconuts.