Analyzing a decade of price trends (2016-2026) and the massive import appetite of Southeast Asia's largest FMCG consumer base.
Regional starch prices were highly stable ($350 - $410/Ton). This era of cheap raw materials allowed Indonesian Food & Beverage (F&B) manufacturers to maintain exceptionally high profit margins on snacks and noodles.
As regional supply dwindled, import prices skyrocketed to (~$590/Ton). Indonesian FMCG companies faced severe cost pressures, forcing some to adjust product sizing (shrinkflation) or explore alternative starches.
With prices stabilizing around ($415 - $425/Ton), Indonesian buyers are aggressively diversifying their supply chains, playing Vietnamese and Thai suppliers against each other to secure the best CIF prices.
Despite producing ~19 million tons of cassava roots, Indonesia is a massive net importer of processed starch to feed its vast industrial needs.
Traditional dominant supplier of both native and modified starch.
Rapidly gaining market share in early 2026 due to highly competitive pricing.
Most domestic cassava is consumed as traditional food or local tapioca. It severely falls short of the massive demand from the Kerupuk (crackers), Instant Noodles, Paper, and Bioplastics industries, necessitating heavy imports.
Indonesia's starch exports are relatively small and highly specialized compared to its massive import volume.